| Description |
1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Return to Morocco -- Commander of the faithful -- Tour du Maroc -- The ever present past -- Protectors and wards -- The shadow of King Hassan II -- Society in motion -- Islamic revival -- The conflicting worlds of women -- Split identity -- Grappling with mirages -- Royal democracy -- Zigzags on the road to democracy -- The new society -- Saharan imbroglio -- Friends, neighbors and others -- Kingdom at the crossroads |
| Summary |
In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. She provides a vivid and frank portrait of late King Hassan, whom she knew personally and credits with laying the foundations of a modern, pro-Western state and analyzes the pressures his successor, King Mohammed VI has come under to transform the autocratic monarchy into a full-fledged democracy. Howe addresses emerging issues and problems--equal rights for women, elimination of corruption and correction ofglaringeconomic and social disparities--and asks the fundamental question: can this ancient Muslim kingdom embrace western democracy in an era of deepening divisions between the Islamic world and the West? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-403) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Islam and politics -- Morocco
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HISTORY -- General.
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Islam and politics
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Politieke ontwikkeling.
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Sociale verandering.
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Islam.
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| SUBJECT |
Morocco. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79069715
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| Subject |
Morocco
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195346985 |
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019534698X |
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1423756649 |
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9781423756644 |
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1602566941 |
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9781602566941 |
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1280534508 |
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9781280534508 |
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9786610534500 |
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6610534500 |
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