Continuity and Change on the Edge: Geographical Essays on the Tunisian Sahel FROM THE PUBLISHER
The Tunisian Sahel is a marginal zone in terms of climate, relationships to Europe, geographical position in Africa, and a country in the Arab world which makes it an excellent study to explore. It examines the main geographical issues of continuity and change through a number of sub-themes, namely: Islam, relationships with the global economy, rural development, security, and urban form and function. This study also discusses and embraces the broader contexts provided by Tunisia in general, and by the country's relationships with Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Based on a well-established fieldwork course, and copiously illustrated with maps, diagrams, posters, newspaper headlines, quotations and tables, the book also includes practical advice on how to carry out fieldwork and field investigations in arid and semi-arid regions.
SYNOPSIS
In contrast to how the term is applied in West Africa, in Tunisia the Sahel is the coastal plain on the eastern side of the country separating desert to the south from a wetter climate to the north. Harris and Koser (both geography, U. College London) discuss such matters as the physical environment, independent Tunisia, population and migration, women, Tunisia's relations with the European Union, Thysdrus and ancient Rome, agriculture and fishing, Islam, the challenges of the Sahelian medinas, security in Monastir and the Safel, and a variety of topics that do not fit into the major themes. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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