Shifting Sands

This comprehensive account challenges common stereotypes of the Sahara, offering a detailed exploration of its diverse landscapes, cultures, and political complexities across eleven countries. Drawing on extensive research and lived experience, anthropologist Judith Scheele uncovers the region’s deeper realities, from its natural geography to its historical and contemporary struggles. Richly textured and deeply insightful, the book reveals the Sahara as a vital, multifaceted region with significant global implications.