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The Maghrib before Colonialism

Pennell, CR ; Joffe, G (Routledge, 2023-11-20)

Since pre-historical times, the Maghrib – today the countries of Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya – has experienced a vast array of intertwined histories and societies. Over time, its indigenous communities have had to engage with various external partners from different geographic and cultural environments that have both been influenced by and have influenced the region and each has, in consequence, contributed towards its complex contemporary domestic reality. This initial chapter, therefore, outlines those interactions within the region which set the scene for the detailed discussion that follows in subsequent chapters. The analysis it provides terminates in the 1830s, after the European imperial intervention began with the French occupation of Algeria in 1830, an intervention which has powerfully shaped the modern states of the region, both incorporating and challenging its prior historical experiences.