Habib Bourguiba, Islam and the Creation of Tunisia

Norma Salem

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Année: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781003829010
• Édition: 1
• Sujet: Storia
• Sous-sujet: Storia africana

First published in 1984, Habib Bourguiba, Islam and the Creation of Tunisia is a study of Habib Bourguiba, the founder of independent Tunisia, that argues that Islam played a vital role in the development of the Tunisian nationalist movement. This book is therefore both a biography of the Tunisian leader and a discussion of the role of Islam as the key to legitimacy throughout the Arab world. The author argues that Islam was such a fundamental component in defining the specificity of the Tunisian nation that even Bourguiba, the most secular of Arab leaders, could not shed the Arab-Islamic heritage of Tunisia. Instead, he used Islam as a principle mode of communication to mobilise the Tunisian masses. This book will be of interest to students of African studies, history, political science and religion.

Table des matières

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Notes on Transliteration, Translation and Chapter Notes
• Chapter I: Introduction
• Chapter II: The Formative Years (1903-1920)
• Chapter III: Between Two Cultures (1920–1934)
• Chapter IV: “L’Interlocuteur Valable” (1934–1955)
• Chapter V: Anatomy of Legitimacy
• Chapter VI: Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Transliteration Appendices
• Index