Table of Contents
Introduction
The Makhzan-Siba Dichotomy
The Phenomenon of Berberism
The General Ethnohistorical Background
The Nineteenth Century
The Ait Ndhir and the Alawi Dynasty
The Ait Ndhir at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
The Ecological Setting
The Tribal Territory
Traditional Economy of the Ait Ndhir
The Seasonal Migration
Forms of Economic Cooperation
Alternative Frameworks: Segmentation Versus Alliance
What Was an Ait Ndhir Tribe?
The Dynamics of Intra-Tribal Relationships
Pacts of Brotherhood and Protection
Violence and the Moral Order
The Social Order of the Ait Ndhir: Concluding Remarks
The Makhzan Land Tenure System
Guish and Naiba Tribes
The 'Azib Institution
Tribal Tenure: Collective Land
Land Tenure and Land Use Among the Ait Ndhir
The Ait Ndhir Tribe: An Adaptive Interpretation
French Order: The Legal Labyrinth
The Case of the Ait Ndhir: "Un guich fictif"
Unanticipated Consequences: Arabization and Residual Tribalism
VII. Conclusion
Appendix III
Appendix V
Bibliography