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Moroccan Dreams

Oriental Myth, Colonial Legacy. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,4 cm / 15,6 cm / 1,9 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781848850156
174,50 €
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322 Seiten
August 2016
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Morocco has long been a mythic land, firmly rooted in the European colonial imagination. For more than a century it has been appropriated by travellers, explorers, writers and artists. It is just these images and imaginings that are now being reconstructed for nostalgic consumption. In Moroccan Dreams, Claudio Minca examines this aestheticised re-enactment of the colonial, exploring the ways in which Moroccans themselves have become complicit in the re-writing of their homes and lives. Richly illustrated, the book provides a fascinating journey that will engage and delight all those enamoured of Morocco and its extraordinary geographies.

Claudio Minca and Lauren Wagner

Introduction: Moroccan spatialities 1. Yes, we conserve 2. Mosaique - versions of the orient 3. Lyautey's dream 4. Medina - Fez 5. La Place - Jemma el-Fna 6. Kasbah 7. Sahara 8. Mogador 9. Lighthouse - Tangier 10. Finale Bibliography Index