Morocco: From Empire to Independence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781851686346)

From the strait of Gibraltar to the snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains and the windswept Sahara, this book captures a history as diverse and dramatic as Morocco's legendary landscapes and cities. Beginning with Morocco's incorporation into the Roman Empire, this is a tale of powerful empires, fearsome pirates, a bloody struggle against colonisation and an equally hard-won independence. It charts Morocco's uneasy passage to the twenty-first century, and reflects on the nation of citizens that is finally emerging from a diverse population of Arabs, Berbers and Africans. The story of a country at the crossroads of two continents, this history of Morocco provides a glimpse of an imperial world of which only the architectural treasures remain, and a profound insight into the economic, political and cultural influences that will shape this country's future. C.R. Pennell is Al-Tajir Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Author: C. R. Pennell
ISBN-10: 1851686347
ISBN-13: 9781851686346
Publisher: ONEWorld
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.70d