Tribal Politics in the Borderland of Egypt and Libya

• Main Author: Hüsken, Thomas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies
• Subjects: Africa-Politics and government.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Economic development.; Regionalism.; Citizenship.; African Politics.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Regional Development.

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 sovereignty is shared between tribes, states and other groups and, within this dynamic setting, the local politicians of the Awlad 'A...