Overview

Today labor migrants mostly move south to north across the Mediterranean. Yet in the nineteenth century thousands of Europeans and others moved south to North Africa, Egypt, and the Levant. This study of a dynamic borderland, the Tunis region, offers the fullest picture to date of the Mediterranean before, and during, French colonialism. In a vibrant examination of people in motion, Julia A. Clancy-Smith tells the story of countless migrants, travelers, and adventurers who traversed the Mediterranean, changing it forever. Who were they? Why did they leave home? What awaited them in North Africa?And most importantly, how did an Arab-Muslim state and society make room for the newcomers? Combining fleeting facts, tales of success and failure, and vivid cameos, the book gives a groundbreaking view of one of the principal ways that the Mediterranean became modern.

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Author:   Julia A. Clancy-Smith
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   15
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780520259232

ISBN 10:   0520259238
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   04 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Note on Transliteration Introduction: Peoplings 1. Arrival: Tunis the Well-Protected"" 2. Detours: Migrations in a Mobile World 3. Making a Living: Domestic Service and Other Forms of Employment 4. Making a Living: Petty Commerce, Places of Sociability, and the Down-and-Out 5. Making a Living: The Sea, Contraband, and Other Illicit Activities 6. From Protection to Protectorate: Justice, Order, and Legal Pluralism 7. Muslim Princes and Trans-Mediterranean Missionaries 8. Where Elites Meet: Households, Harim Visits, and Sea Bathing 9. Khayr al-Din al-Tunisi and a Mediterranean Community of Thought Epilogue: Fetched Up on the Maghrib's Shores Notes Glossary Select Bibliography Index

Reviews

The book is replete with fascinating details about life in a multicultural and politically precarious city. --Choice

Author Information

Julia Clancy-Smith is Professor of History at the University of Arizona. She is the author of the award-winning Rebel and Saint: Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters (UC Press), among other books.

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