Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Scheele, Judith
Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Scheele, Judith

Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara

An expansive history of the Sahara from prehistory to the present that shows how Saharans have, over...
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SKU: 9781541607118
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Author: Judith Scheele
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Scheele, Judith

Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara

$84.14
Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Scheele, Judith

Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara

$84.14
Author: Judith Scheele
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An expansive history of the Sahara from prehistory to the present that shows how Saharans have, over time, built complex and cosmopolitan lives despite scarcity, conquest, and the relentless challenges of the desert environment

What comes to mind when we think about the Sahara? Rippling sand dunes, sun-blasted expanses, camel drivers and their caravans perhaps. Or famine, climate change, civil war, desperate migrants stuck in a hostile environment. The Sahara stretches across 3.2 million square miles, hosting several million inhabitants and a corresponding variety of languages, cultures, and livelihoods. But beyond ready-made images of exoticism and squalor, we know surprisingly little about its history and the people who call it home.

Shifting Sands is about that other Sahara, not the empty wasteland of the romantic imagination but the vast and highly differentiated space in which Saharan peoples and, increasingly, new arrivals from other parts of Africa live, work, and move. It takes us from the ancient Roman Empire through the bloody colonial era to the geopolitics of the present, questioning easy clich?s and exposing fascinating truths along the way. From the geology of the region to the religions, languages, and cultural and political forces that shape and fracture it, this landmark book tells the compelling story of a place that sits at the heart of our world, and whose future holds implications for us all.

Author: Judith Scheele
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 06/03/2025
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541607118

About the Author
Judith Scheele is professor of social anthropology at the ?cole des hautes ?tudes en sciences sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, EHESS). She has spent almost two decades living in and researching Saharan societies. The author of three previous books, she now lives in Marseille, France.
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