Michel Le Gall is Associate Professor of History at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Kenneth Perkins is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.

• Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Wilfrid J. Rollman, Harvard University Part 1: Reconnoitering the Terrain 1. Maghrib Historiography: The Unit of Analysis Problem. L. Carl Brown, Princeton University 2. Reflections on the Historiography of the Ancient Maghrib. Ammar Mahjoubi, UniversitÉ de Tunis 3. Thirty Years of Research on the History of the Medieval Maghrib. Mounira Chapoutot-Remadi, UniversitÉ de Tunis 4. Some Reflections on Recent Trends in the Study of Modern North African History. Wilfrid J. Rollman, Harvard University Part 2: Modern History and Historiography 5. Algerian Historiography in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: From Chronicle to History. Houari Touati, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris) 6. Forging the Nation-State: Some Issues in the Historiography of Modern Libya. Michel Le Gall, St. Olaf College 7. Moroccan Historiography since Independence. Mohamed El Mansour, UniversitÉ Mohammed V 8. Recent Historiography of the Colonial Period in North Africa: The "Copernican Revolution" and Beyond. Kenneth Perkins, University of South Carolina 9. Scholars and Politicians: An Examination of the Algerian View of Algerian Nationalism. Omar Carlier, Centre de Recherches Africaines (UniversitÉ de Paris) Part 3: Theoretical Issues and Case Studies 10. Rereading Medieval Sources through Multidisciplinary Glasses. Ronald A. Messier, Middle Tennessee State University 11. The Eighteenth Century: A Poor Relation in the Historiography of Morocco. Abderrahmane El Moudden, Al-Akhawayn University 12. An Aspect of Tunisian Historiography in the Modern and Contemporary Periods: Research in the Notarial Archives. Sami Bergaoui, UniversitÉ de Tunis 13. The Maghrib and the Mediterranean World in the Nineteenth Century: Illicit Exchanges, Migrants, and Social Marginals. Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona Conclusion: Toward an Authentic and Balanced Historical Perspective Contributors to this Collection List of Abbreviations