Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara

Regional Connectivity in the Twentieth Century

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Social Science, History
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Author: Dr Judith Scheele ISBN: 9781139366410
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: April 30, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Dr Judith Scheele
ISBN: 9781139366410
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: April 30, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara describes life on and around the contemporary border between Algeria and Mali, exploring current developments in a broad historical and socioeconomic context. Basing her findings on long-term fieldwork with trading families, truckers, smugglers and scholars, Judith Scheele investigates the history of contemporary patterns of mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present. Through a careful analysis of family ties and local economic records, this book shows how long-standing mobility and interdependence have shaped not only local economies, but also notions of social hierarchy, morality and political legitimacy, creating patterns that endure today and that need to be taken into account in any empirically-grounded study of the region.

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Smugglers and Saints of the Sahara describes life on and around the contemporary border between Algeria and Mali, exploring current developments in a broad historical and socioeconomic context. Basing her findings on long-term fieldwork with trading families, truckers, smugglers and scholars, Judith Scheele investigates the history of contemporary patterns of mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present. Through a careful analysis of family ties and local economic records, this book shows how long-standing mobility and interdependence have shaped not only local economies, but also notions of social hierarchy, morality and political legitimacy, creating patterns that endure today and that need to be taken into account in any empirically-grounded study of the region.

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