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Julia Clancy-Smith's unprecedented study brings us a remarkable view of North African history from the perspective of the North Africans themselves. Focusing on the religious beliefs and political actions of Muslim elites and their followers in Algeria and Tunisia, she provides a richly detailed analysis of resistance and accommodation to colonial rule.
Clancy-Smith demonstrates the continuities between the eras of Turkish and French rule as well as the importance of regional ties among elite families in defining Saharan political cultures. She rejects the position that Algerians and Tunisians were invariably victims of western colonial aggression, arguing instead that Muslim notables understood the outside world and were quite capable of manipulating the massive changes occurring around them. ... Read more

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An excellent history of Algeria and Tunisia
Clancy-Smith brings to life North African history in this brilliantly written piece that is not over-burdened with statistics but instead conveys the intricacies of the Arab culture and leaves no surprise in the reader's mind as to why the Algerians did not want to be ruled by the French, men of a completly different culture.

My only regret in giving this book is a 10 is that I wish it would have dealt more with the colonial experience in Algiers, Oran and Constantine and with the life of the pied noirs.However, doing this most likely was not the intent of the author, therefore I cannot downgrade the book too much ... Read more

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Chapters: Uzita, Sahel, Tunisia, Djerid, List of Ecoregions in Tunisia, North Saharan Steppe and Woodlands, Syrtis Minor, Khroumire, Ksar Hadada. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Geography of Tunisia -Topographic map of Tunisia. Tunisia has a coastline 1,148 kilometres (713 mi) in length. Tunisia's climate is temperate in the north, with mild rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The south of the country is desert. The terrain in the north is mountainous, which, moving south, gives way to a hot, dry central plain. The south is semiarid, and merges into the Sahara. A series of salt lakes, known as chotts or shatts, lie in an east-west line at the northern edge of the Sahara, extending from the Gulf of Gabes into Algeria. The lowest point is Shatt al Gharsah, at -17 m (55.8 ft), and the highest is Jebel ech Chambi, at 1,544 metres (5,066 ft). source: Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie Tunisia possesses petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt and arable land. 3,850 km² of land is irrigated in Tunisia. The use of land in the country is demonstrated in the following table. Current environmental issues for Tunisia include: Tunisia is a party to the following international agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution (MARPOL 73/78) and Wetlands. Tunisia has signed, but not ratified the Marine Life Conservation agreement. Tunisia, like other North African countries, has lost much of its prehistoric biodiversity due to the ongoing expanding human population; for example, until historic times there was a population of the endangered primate Barbary Macaque, Macaca sylva...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=50810 ... Read more

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A survey of the geography, people, history, government, and economy of the land known as Carthage in ancient times. ... Read more

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Tunisia identifies the reasons for the spectacular growth of this country during the late 1970s, and explains the economic decline which followed. The central aim of this book is to analyze this transformation, its social implications, and the consequent problems facing the Tunisian people with specific regard to labor-market adjustments and equity and welfare issues. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Focus on Geography, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2006. The length of the article is 6112 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya: diversity within unity.
Author: Christine Drake
Publication: Focus on Geography (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 49Issue: 3Page: 1(9)

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Tunisia," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Tunisia in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Tunisia when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Tunisia, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of Tunisia, a land of contrasts. ... Read more

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Insight Guide: Tunisia provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion and a superb souvenir of your visit.Evocative photography:Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of everyday life.Illuminating text:Expert writers bring to life Tuniisa's history, culture, politics, arts and, above all, the people.Incisive evaluations:From vibrant souks to spectacular Roman ruins, from the sandcastle architecture of the southern ksour to the long blond beaches of the east coast, it's all here.Detailed, cross-referenced maps:All sites are clearly highlighted in specially drawn maps.Full listings:All the travel details, hotels, restaurants and phone numbers you'll need. ... Read more

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Patronizing
A useful guide, if you can put up with the patronizing and condescending attitudes toward a non-Western culture. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nafta is considered by most Sufis to be the spiritual home of Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam; many religious buildings are located in the district El Bayadha. 10 miles past Nefta, towards Algeria, is a daily market that sells Tunisian "desert roses", crystalline formations of rock that resemble roses in shape.Nafta is a pilgrimage center to which pilgrims travel throughout the year. There is a Folk Festival in April and a Date Festival in November/December. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sedjenane is a town in northern Tunisia, on the railway line to Mateur and the port of Bizerta. The town became of strategic importance during the Allied Invasion of North Africa in World War Two. Following the initial landings of Operation Torch, the Allied rush for Tunis was halted by German paratroops (operating in the ground role) in the hills east of the town in November 1942. Troops of the 8th Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were ambushed as they advanced on the road through the hills on November 29 1942 and their wrecked Universal Carriers in No man's land became a grim symbol of the ensuing stalemate to Allied troops over the following several months of the Tunisian Campaign. These dominant hills, known to the Allies, as 'Green Hill', 'Baldy' and 'Sugarloaf' were a barrier to further Allied advances in the north through to February 1943. ... Read more