The Western Sahara and the Frontiers of Morocco
Author : Robert Rézette
Publisher : Nouvelles Editions Latines
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Morocco
ISBN :
Author : Robert Rézette
Publisher : Nouvelles Editions Latines
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Morocco
ISBN :
Author : Frank E. Trout
Publisher : Librairie Droz
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Algeria
ISBN : 9782600044950
Author : Robert Rézette
Publisher :
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Mauritania
ISBN :
Author : Erik Jensen
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 19,68 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588263056
Jensen explores the long-standing conflict over the sovereignty of Western Sahara-from its colonial roots to its present manifestation as a political stalemate.
Author : Virginia Thompson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780389201489
A comprehensive economic, political, and social portrait of the key constituents in the conflict over the Western Sahara.
Author : Anthony G. Pazzanita
Publisher :
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 44,63 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN :
A comprehensive history of Western Sahara--an arid land bordering Morocco in the north, Algeria in the northeast, Mauritania in the east and the south, and the Atlantic coastline in the west--bitterly contested since 1975 by Morocco and the guerrillas of the Polisario Front. This edition of the Dictionary updates and supplements the first edition of 1982. Some 700 alphabetical entries range from major personalities, political movements, wars, and treaties to places, ethnic groups, and economic resources, with extensive entries on the OAU and the UN. Includes an introduction, map, detailed chronology, chart of tribal and ethnic groups, and heavily augmented bibliography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Damien Kingsbury
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317338685
As the Spanish were preparing to leave colonized Western Sahara in 1975, Morocco invaded, sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front. About 70% of Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco, which stations up to 140,000 soldiers in the territory, primarily along a 1700 kilometre long sand berm that is protected by one of the world’s largest fields of landmines. In 1991, Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed to a truce ahead of a referendum on Western Sahara’s future. However, Morocco has since refused to allow the referendum to take place, and has begun the extensive exploitation of Western Sahara’s non-renewable natural resources. This has both highlighted the plight of the Saharawi people who live in refugee camps in Algeria and in occupied Western Sahara, and pushed the Polisario Front back to a position where it is openly canvassing for a return to war. This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Change, Peace and Security.
Author : Tony Hodges
Publisher : Lawrence Hill Books
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 29,74 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Guerrillas
ISBN :
Author : Stephen Zunes
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2010-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815652585
The Western Sahara conflict has proven to be one of the most protracted and intractable struggles facing the international community. Pitting local nationalist determination against Moroccan territorial ambitions, the dispute is further complicated by regional tensions with Algeria and the geo-strategic concerns of major global players, including the United States, France, and the territory’s former colonial ruler, Spain. Since the early 1990s, the UN Security Council has failed to find a formula that will delicately balance these interests against Western Sahara’s long-denied right to a self-determination referendum as one of the last UN-recognized colonies. The widely-lauded first edition was the first book-length treatment of the issue in the previous two decades. Zunes and Mundy examined the origins, evolution, and resilience of the Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits. Shifting geographical frames—local, regional, and international—provided for a robust analysis of the stakes involved. With the renewal of the armed conflict, continued diplomatic stalemate, growing waves of nonviolent resistance in the occupied territory, and the recent U.S. recognition of Morocco’s annexation, this new revised and expanded paperback edition brings us up-to-date on a long-forgotten conflict that is finally capturing the world’s attention.
Author : James McDougall
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 2012-06-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0253001242
The Sahara has long been portrayed as a barrier that divides the Mediterranean world from Africa proper and isolates the countries of the Maghrib from their southern and eastern neighbors. Rather than viewing the desert as an isolating barrier, this volume takes up historian Fernand Braudel's description of the Sahara as "the second face of the Mediterranean." The essays recast the history of the region with the Sahara at its center, uncovering a story of densely interdependent networks that span the desert's vast expanse. They explore the relationship between the desert's "islands" and "shores" and the connections and commonalities that unite the region. Contributors draw on extensive ethnographic and historical research to address topics such as trade and migration; local notions of place, territoriality, and movement; Saharan cities; and the links among ecological, regional, and world-historical approaches to understanding the Sahara.