Between Caravan and Sultan: The Bayruk of Southern Morocco: A Study in History and Identity: 1 (Studies in the History and Society of the Maghrib) - Tapa dura

This work presents a study of the history and identity of the Moroccan Bayruk family. The first part of the book gives an outline of the main referents in both the Bayruk vision of `self', and academic discourses on Maghribian history: the dynasty, caravan and `tribe'. It identifies discrepancies in scholarly presentations of the Bayruk and traces them back to two overlapping issues of translation and conception. For the remainder of the book a variety of sources are used to highlight the role of textuality in the creation of the Bayruk image in academic discourse. As a result this book demonstrates how the Bayruk family can be used as a case-study to revise the existing interpretations of Maghribian history and modes of identification.

Mohamed Hassan Mohamed received his education (BA and MA) at the University of Khartoum (Sudan). He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Alberta, Canada. Currently, he is an assistant professor at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.