Lords of the Atlas :The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956
Lords of the Atlas :The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956
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24 September, 2004
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the greatest Moroccan travel book of all time:vital reading for the new upmarket Marrakesh tourism - one of the bibles of British twentieth-century Orientalism - by the author of A Ring of Bright Water - describes the extraordinary medieval nature of Morocco in the twentieth century, focussing on a family who combined the lethal elegance of gangland mobsters with the opulent charm of hereditary Indian princes, fed by a monopoly in drugs and prostitution - a perennial classic for the backlist which will sell and sell - POS material available
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780907871149 |
| ISBN10 | 0907871143 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Contains may superb color photographs that enhance Maxwell's lively narrative. -- Library Journal