Author: Brett, Michael; Editor: Shipton, Parker
Peoples of Africa (Blackwell Paperback); Paperback; 43 B&w Plates, 55 Line Illustrations, 2 Maps
368 pages
Published: October 1997
Blackwell Publishers
ISBN: 0631207678

The Berber-speaking peoples are regarded as the indigenous tribes of North Africa. This comprehensive overview draws on a wide range of sources, from archaeology and history to anthropologyand literature, to show these disparate and segmentary peoples in their immediate social environments and how they retained a separate identity among more dominant cultures. 43 plates. 55 drawings. 2maps. 320 pp.A comprehensive overview of the Berber-speaking peoples. From the first appearance of humans in the Maghreb, through the rise of the formidable Berber kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania, the book traces the origins of the distinct characteristics of these disparate and segmented people.