By Anthony G. Pazzanita
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The keynote of the series is to provide, in a uniform format, an interpretation of each country that will express its culture, its place in the world, and the qualities and background that make it unique. The views expressed in individual volumes, however, are not necessarily those of the publisher. VOLUMES IN THE SERIES 1 Yugoslavia, Rev. , John J. Horton 2 Lebanon, Rev. , C. H. Bleaney 3 Lesotho, Rev. , Deborah Johnston 4 Zimbabwe, Rev. , Deborah Potts 5 Saudi Arabia, Rev. , Frank A. , Lesley Pitman 7 South Africa, Rev.
Pazzanita Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts April 1998 Page xvii Introduction In the process of understanding the Arab Maghreb in both recent times and earlier in its history, an appreciation of the meaning of the Arabic term for the region - jazirat al-maghrib, or 'island of the west' - is useful in distinguishing it from the rest of the Arab/Islamic world and from the remainder of the African continent. Despite the fact that at first glance North Africa appears contiguous with other regions, the Maghreb is, indeed, an island of sorts, being isolated from Europe by the Mediterranean (though not so much as to insulate it from the attentions of the Romans, Ottoman Turks, and the French, Italians and Spanish), from sub-Saharan Africa by the vast wastes of the Sahara, and from Egypt and the Levantine and Arabian peoples of the east by the Libyan desert.
Below the Presidential Council, a Secretariat- General based in Rabat, Morocco and comprised of fifteen professional diplomats (three from each member state) is responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the heads of state (along with a separate Council of Foreign Ministers), and is led by a Page xxix Secretary-General whose appointive mandate runs for a maximum of six years - two terms of three years each. Below the level of the Presidential Council, Council of Foreign Ministers, and the Secretariat-General lies fifteen specialized commissions dealing with functions such as transport, health and welfare issues, trade, etc.