A History of modern Tunisia /
"Kenneth Perkins' book traces the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. After initially examining the years of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence, he describes the subsequent process of state-building, including the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | "Kenneth Perkins' book traces the history of Tunisia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. After initially examining the years of French colonial rule from 1881 to 1956, when the Tunisians achieved independence, he describes the subsequent process of state-building, including the design of political and economic structures and the promotion of a social and cultural agenda. In conclusion, Perkins reviews the years since 1987, when a new regime came to power." |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 249 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521811244 9780521811248 0521009723 9780521009720 |