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The Politics Of Food In Modern Morocco
Stacy E. Holden
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Description for The Politics Of Food In Modern Morocco
Hardback. Offers an interpretation of Moroccan history by demonstrating the ways in which the French policies regarding food distribution were consistent with those of the precolonial Sultans. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 540.
Unlike most other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco has had a stable government for centuries. Even when it was a French protectorate (1912-56), the Alaouite Sultans wielded centralized power. The reasons why are the subject of Stacy Holden's book, and the answers may come as a surprise. Holden successfully argues that, rather than the importance of a theocratic government to the citizenry, the key factor in the government's stability is its ability to provide food to its people in an equitable manner, despite arid conditions. Further, without apologizing for abuses of power, she suggests that an ... Read more
Unlike most other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Morocco has had a stable government for centuries. Even when it was a French protectorate (1912-56), the Alaouite Sultans wielded centralized power. The reasons why are the subject of Stacy Holden's book, and the answers may come as a surprise. Holden successfully argues that, rather than the importance of a theocratic government to the citizenry, the key factor in the government's stability is its ability to provide food to its people in an equitable manner, despite arid conditions. Further, without apologizing for abuses of power, she suggests that an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813033730
SKU
V9780813033730
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About Stacy E. Holden
Stacy E. Holden is assistant professor of history at Purdue University.
Reviews for The Politics Of Food In Modern Morocco
"In this meticulously researched and highly original study, Stacy Holden does for the urban citizens of Fez what Paul Pascon did for the tribesmen of the rural Haouz. She vividly documents the lives of ordinary people and shows how their needs and wants unexpectedly shape the structure of power in Morocco." - Jonathan G. Katz, Oregon State University"