This book explores the tribal politics of the Awlad ‘Ali Bedouin in the borderland of Egypt and Libya. These tribal politics are part of heterarchy in which s

Of all the countries in North Africa and the Middle East, less has been known about Libya for decades. Only recently have we begun to appreciate the complexity

Articoli / Articles Mouldi Lahmar, Arab Spring, Colonial Knowledge, and Foreign Intervention in Libya: The Revival of “Tribe” Fantahun Ayele, The Life of D�

The first study of an important political nexus in today's Islamist insurgencies, the better to understand their evolution.

Regime change in Libya (2011) and Iraq (2003) catapulted a host of sub-state actors to the fore, including tribes, which have emerged as influential political,