The book provides a detailed account of how this region was the launching pad for major Berber dynasties, including the (11th-12th centuries) and, later, the Almohads . The Saharan context—its harsh environment, its tribal alliances, and its religious movements (including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)—is presented as the crucible for the political ideologies that would go on to rule a vast empire stretching from the Sahara to Spain.
By 1670, this system was so entrenched that the Sahara was legally indistinguishable from Tangier or Fes under Moroccan public law. le maroc saharien des origines a 1670 french edition top
The timeline concludes in 1670, marking a transition toward the consolidation of the Alaouite dynasty . The second volume details the economic life and shifting commercial currents of the 15th and 16th centuries, including the impact of Portuguese occupation on the Atlantic coast. The book provides a detailed account of how