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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815493503321

Autore

Taïeb-Carlen Sarah

Titolo

The Jews of North Africa : from Dido to De Gaulle / / Sarah Taieb-Carlen ; translated by Amos Carlen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2010

ISBN

0-7618-5044-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarlenAmos

Disciplina

961.004924

Soggetti

Jews - Africa, North - History

Africa, North Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-170) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; I. Pre-Islamic Period (813 B.C.E. to 698); II. The Islamic Period: The Maghreb (698 to 1830); III. French Colonization (1830 to 1962); Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the history of North African Jews, detailing the Islamic conquest of 698 and life under French colonization from 1830 to 1962, and explaining the effects of these rules on the Jewish population.