Amira K Bennison: 1 book
Jihad and its Interpretation in Pre-Colonial Morocco
State-Society Relations during the French Conquest of Algeria
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book investigates the importance of waging jihad for legitimacy in pre-colonial Morocco. It counters colonial interpretations of the pre-colonial Moroccan sultanate as hopelessly divided into territories of 'obedience' and 'dissidence' by suggesting that state-society warfare was one aspect of...
