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 a constant process of political negotiation. Detailed analysis of state and society interpretations of jihad during the critical period of the French conquest of Algeria clearly shows this process at play and its steady evolution in the context of increasing European pressure, which culminated in the imposition of the French protectorate in 1912.
| ISBN: | 9781138869912 |
| Publication date: | 7th April 2015 |
| Author: | Amira K Bennison |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Genres: |
African history Military history Islam |
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 a constant process of political negotiation. Detailed analysis of state and society interpretations of jihad during the critical period of the French conquest of Algeria clearly shows this process at play and its steady evolution in the context of increasing European pressure, which culminated in the imposition of the French protectorate in 1912.
Jihad and Its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco features in the following genres: Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies
Jihad and Its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco is available in Paperback, Hardback
Jihad and Its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco was written by Amira K Bennison and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Jihad and Its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco has 224 pages
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