{"product_id":"north-africa-revised-edition-phillip-naylor-9780292761902","title":"North Africa, Revised Edition: A History from Antiquity to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth Africa has been a vital crossroads throughout history, serving as a connection between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Paradoxically, however, the region's historical significance has been chronically underestimated. In a book that may lead scholars to reimagine the concept of Western civilization, incorporating the role North African peoples played in shaping \"the West,\" Phillip Naylor describes a locale whose transcultural heritage serves as a crucial hinge, politically, economically, and socially.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for novices and specialists alike, \u003ci\u003eNorth Africa\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an acknowledgment that defining this area has presented challenges throughout history. Naylor's survey encompasses the Paleolithic period and early Egyptian cultures, leading readers through the pharonic dynasties, the conflicts with Rome and Carthage, the rise of Islam, the growth of the Ottoman Empire, European incursions, and the postcolonial prospects for Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing the importance of encounters and interactions among civilizations, \u003ci\u003eNorth Africa\u003c\/i\u003e maps a prominent future for scholarship about this pivotal region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with a new afterword that surveys the \"North African Spring\" uprisings that roiled the region from 2011 to 2013, this is the most comprehensive history of North Africa to date, with accessible, in-depth chapters covering the pre-Islamic period through colonization and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Naylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292761902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292761902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Phillip Naylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670708080895,"sku":"9780292761902","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ffa66fb-258b-4ac3-935f-20d8337b8302.jpg?v=1741317104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-africa-revised-edition-phillip-naylor-9780292761902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}