Moroccan dreams: oriental myth, colonial legacy

"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 Morocca...

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Main Authors: Minca, Claudio 1962- (Author), Wagner, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York I.B. Tauris 2016
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing
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
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (320 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781350987241
DOI:10.5040/9781350987241

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