"The Berbers "is the first attempt by English scholars to provide a
comprehensive overview of the history of the Berber-speaking
peoples. From the first appearance of humans in the Maghreb,
through the rise of the formidable Berber kingdoms of Numidia and
Mauretania, the book traces the origins of the distinct
characteristics of these disparate peoples, regarded as the
indigenous inhabitants of North Africa. In examining, too, the
responses to external overlords, whether Romans, Byzantines, Arabs,
Turks, or, most recently, European imperial powers, the authors
indicate the importance for the various Berber communities of such
factors as language, tradition, social organization and
geographical location. The book also covers the role of religion
and trade as forces of social change in North Africa.
The authors draw on a wide range of sources, from archaeology
and history, to anthropology and literature. In showing the
Berber-speaking peoples in their immediate social environments, the
book explains how they retained a range of traditional systems of
organization alongside those of the dominant cultures. "The Berbers
"will thus help the reader to appreciate the Berber past and to
understand their present.
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