Desert Imaginations, A History of Saharanism and Its Radical Consequences

Desert Imaginations traces the cultural and intellectual histories that have informed the prevalent ideas of deserts across the globe.

The book argues that Saharanism has been at the center of all desert-focused enterprises.

Encompassing spiritual practices, military thinking, sexual fantasies, experiential quests, extractive economies, and experimental schemes, Saharanism has shaped the way deserts are constructed intellectually but are acted upon.

From nuclear testing to border walls, Brahim El Guabli articulates some of Saharanism’s consequential manifestations across different deserts.

Desert Imaginations draws on the abundant historical literature and cultural output to delineate the parameters of Saharanism.