The Berbers and the Islamic State: The Marinid Experience in Pre-Protectorate Morocco

by Maya Shatzmiller

The Arab conquest of North Africa in the 8th century gave birth to a new political body on the Western Mediterranean shores, a Berber-Islamic state. This work studies how the Berbers participated in the process of the state's formation in the medieval Maghreb.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

246 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999