Revolutionary Tunisia
Inequality, Marginality, and Power
Abstract
In Revolutionary Tunisia: Inequality, Marginality, and Power, Stefano Pontiggia examines marginality and inequality in Tunisia through the stories of people living in Redeyef, a mining town in the Tunisian south that is well known for its militant past. Considering the ongoing formation of the post-revolutionary Tunisian state, Pontiggia explores the extent to which state-led institutions, local power relations, the social structure, and the dynamics of space production coincide to perpetuate inequality. Far from being a process of exclusion from wealth and development, Pontiggia asserts, marginality is instead synonymous with a gradual integration of territories and populations into a socio-territorial hierarchy that is rooted in the colonial experience. What emerges is a country whose revolution is characterized by change as much as continuity with the past.
Schlagworte
Ennahdha movement MENA region Arab revolutions North Africa Tunisia political anthropology postcolonial ethnography marginality mining industry regime transition youth studies social belonging- 1–14 Introduction 1–14
- 15–26 Dust 15–26
- 27–48 Margins 27–48
- 49–72 Mines 49–72
- 73–96 Boredom 73–96
- 97–124 Elections 97–124
- 125–148 Money 125–148
- 149–170 Tents 149–170
- 171–180 Conclusion 171–180
- 181–202 References 181–202
- 203–206 Index 203–206
- 207–208 About the Author 207–208