Morocco (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
120
Utgivningsdatum
2016-10-01
Förlag
The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
Översättare
Stefan Tobler
Dimensioner
196 x 124 x 15 mm
Vikt
159 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781909961258

Morocco

In the Labyrinth of Dreams and Bazaars

av Walter M Weiss
Häftad,  Engelska, 2016-10-01
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While much of the Middle East is now engulfed in conflict and repression, Morocco remains a curious anomaly: peaceful and open to the West, it has provided refuge for artists and writers for generations, and it remains an exotic destination for many curious travelers. The country has been influenced by an incredible variety of peoples Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Berbers, Muslims, Jews, and most of Europe s colonizers have played a role and modern Moroccan society is no less rich and varied. In "Morocco," Walter M. Weiss brings extensive knowledge of the region to bear as he travels the breadth and depth of the country s social and geographical contrasts. Berber villagers of the mountains are for the most part still illiterate and consider their king to be divinely chosen, while businessmen in Casablanca s towering offices dream of closer ties to the European Union. Weiss visits the settings of modern legends, such as Tangier, as well as the two medieval "centres Fes" and "Meknes," and sees earthen "kasbahs" and Marrakech s bazaar.On the way, he meets acrobats, Sufi musicians, pilgrims, craftsmen, beatniks, rabbis, and Berber farmers a kaleidoscope of variety and cultural influence. "
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"Weiss stumbles across an array of characters from acrobats and pilgrims to beatniks and Rabbis--the result is a gripping book with no filler whatsoever." -- "Glasgow Herald" "Weiss darts from cafe to kasbah with refreshingly frank observations of a culture prone to dazzling visitors with its exoticism."-- "Times Literary Supplement"

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Walter M Weiss has been the editor of several publications and travelled extensively throughout the Arab world. His publications in English include The Bazaar. Markets and merchants of the Islamic World and Islam.

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