This book analyzes the social, cultural, and historical background of modern Libya from the early nineteenth century through the end of the armed anticolonial resistance. Ahmida challenges Eurocentric theories of social change that ignore the internal dynamics of native social history. Among other things, he shows that Sufi Islam, tribal military organization, and oral traditions were crucial in the fight against colonialism. The political and cultural legacy of the resistance has been powerful, strengthening Libyan ...
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This book analyzes the social, cultural, and historical background of modern Libya from the early nineteenth century through the end of the armed anticolonial resistance. Ahmida challenges Eurocentric theories of social change that ignore the internal dynamics of native social history. Among other things, he shows that Sufi Islam, tribal military organization, and oral traditions were crucial in the fight against colonialism. The political and cultural legacy of the resistance has been powerful, strengthening Libyan nationalism and leading to the revival of strong attachments to Islam and the clan. The memory of this period has not yet faded, and appreciation of this background is essential to understanding present-day Libya.
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Textual maps & tables. Minor rubbing. VG. xv, 222 pp, 23x15cm, Contents: Ecological & Social Origins of Regionalism & Pastoralism: The Myth of the Hilali Conquest; Ottoman Social Formation: A Trading & Communal Political Economy, 1830-1911; Markets, States & Class Formation in Tripolitania & Fezzan, 1830-1911; The Political Economy of the Sanusiyya: Religion, Trade, & State Formation; Reactions to Colonialism: The Politics of Collaboration & Resistance, 1911-1932; Conclusion: Toward the Recovery of Libya's Civil Society; Appendices.
