Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction xi
5. PART I: RECONNOITERING THE TERRAIN
6. 1. Maghrib Historiography: The Unit of Analysis Problem 1
7. 2 Reflections on the Historiography of the Ancient Maghrib 17
8. 3 Thirty Years of Research on the History of the Medieval Maghrib 35
9. 4 Some Reflections on Recent Trends in the Study of Modern North African History 62
10. PART II: MODERN HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
11. 5 Algerian Historiography in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: From Chronicle to History 82
12. 6 Forging the Nation-State: Some Issues in the Historiography of Modern Libya 95
13. 7 Moroccan Historiography since Independence 109
14. 8 Recent Historiography of the Colonial Period in North Africa: The "Copernican Revolution" and Beyond 121
15. 9 Scholars and Politicians: An Examination of the Algerian View of Algerian Nationalism 136
16. PART III: THEORETICAL ISSUES AND CASE STUDIES
17. 10 Rereading Medieval Sources through Multidisciplinary Glasses 172
18. 11 The Eighteenth Century: A Poor Relation in the Historiography of Morocco 201
19. 12 An Aspect of Tunisian Historiography in the Modern and Contemporary Periods: Research in the Notarial Archives 212
20. 13 The Maghrib and the Mediterranean World in the Nineteenth Century: Illicit Exchanges, Migrants, and Social Marginals 222
21. Conclusion: Toward an Authentic and Balanced Historical Perspective 250
22. Contributors to this Collection 252
23. List of Abbreviations 257