The Berbers / Michael Brett and Elizabeth Fentress.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-339) and index.

1. Berbers in Antiquity. Capsian Stone Industries. The Neolithic in the Maghreb. The Spread of Berber Language. Mediterranean Connections. The Sahara and the Garamantes. Punic North Africa and the Berber Kingdoms. Syphax and Masinissa. Royal Tombs. North Africa under the Numidian Kings. Tribes and the State. Dreaming in Tombs: the Cult of the Dead. The Development of Indigenous Civil Institutions. Written Language. Jugurtha. Towards Annexation: Kings, Tribal Leaders and Romans. The Clients: Juba II and Cleopatra Selene. Tacfarinas and the Musulamian Revolt. The Eclipse of the Berber Kingdoms -- 2. The Empire and the Other: Romans and Berbers. Co-option: Becoming a Roman. Berbers in the Army. Peasants and Property Relations. Tribes and the Unregenerate. Cycles of Aggression. The Late Empire and the Rebirth of the Berber Kingdoms. The Threat from the Desert. Desert Kingdoms. Byzantine Rule and the End of the African City -- 3. The Unification of North Africa by Islam.

The Arab Conquerors. The Conquest of North Africa. The Revolt of the Berbers. The Colonization of the Maghreb. The Revolution of Abu'Abd Allah. The Breakup of Ifriqiya. The Almoravids. The Almoravid and Almohad Empire. The Almohad Legacy. Ibn Khaldun and the Kitab al-'Ibar -- 4. The Arabization of North Africa. Language and Religion. The Golden Age of Islam. The Sons of the Crescent Moon. The Conflict of Arab and Berber. The Role of the Marabout. Berberism and Islam -- 5. The Wheel of State. The Circle of Equity. The Ottoman Conquest. Turks and Berbers. The Regime of Algiers. The Dominion of the Algerines. The Descendants of the Prophet. The Highlanders of Morocco. The Entry to Modernity. The Rediscovery of the Berbers. The Berber Policy. The Independence of the Maghreb. The Fight for Survival -- 6. Pastoral Berbers: Nomads, Slaves and Saints. The People of the Veil. Nomadic Pastoralism and African History. Tuareg Origins. Alphabet and Language.

The Household and its Reproduction. Hierarchy and Status. Raiding the South: Gold and Slaves. Transforming Tuareg Society. Transhumants and Hagiarchy. The Mediation of the Saints. The Coming of the Saints -- 7. The Society and its Habitat. The Village. A Dual Society -- 8. Berbers and Berberism. The Prospect for the Future.