The Tuareg. (Reviews).

From: African Business | Date: January 1, 2003 | Copyright information

PEOPLE OF AHAGGAR

BY JEREMY KEENAN

[pounds sterling]14.99 Sickle Moon

ISBN 1-900209-14-4

The Sahara, which has effectively been closed by civil-war, rebellion and revolution for a decade, is rapidly reopening for Western travellers. Morocco and Tunisia have always remained hospitable and welcoming to overseas visitors, but it is now possible to tour the Libyan Sahara, return to the vast reaches of southern Algeria as well as the reclusi...

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