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The Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space in Morocco´s Red City
Emily Benichou Gottreich
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Paperback. The lively history of the Jewish quarter of Marrakesh and its complex ties to Morocco's Muslim population Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
"[The Mellah of Marrakesh] captures the vibrancy of Jewish society in Marrakesh in the tumultuous last decades prior to colonial rule and in the first decades of life in the colonial era. Although focused on the Jewish community, it offers a compelling portrait of the political, social, and economic issues confronting all of Morocco and sets a new standard for urban social history." —Dale F. Eickelman
Weaving together threads from Jewish history and Islamic urban studies, The Mellah of Marrakesh situates the history of what was once the largest Jewish quarter in the Arab world in its proper historical and geographical ... Read more
Published with the generous support of the Koret Foundation.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Indiana Series in Middle East Studies
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253218636
SKU
V9780253218636
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About Emily Benichou Gottreich
Emily Gottreich is Vice Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of California at Berkeley.
Reviews for The Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space in Morocco´s Red City
This book situates the history of what was once the largest Jewish quarter in the Arab world in its historical and geographical contexts. Although framed by coverage of both earlier and later periods, the book focuses on the late 19th century, a time when both the vibrancy of the mellah and the patterns of inter-communal relations that took place within ... Read more