A Significant Year (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)

On the eve of the 2007 general elections in Morocco, writer, academic, and former cabinet minister Abdallah Saaf embarked on several road trips across the country to get a feel for how its citizens had fared since Mohammed VI's accession to the throne. A Significant Year is the result: an analysis of the political and sociological state of the Moroccan nation on the eve of a crucial moment in the post-Hassan II period, but also a travelogue that describes what the author saw and heard on his travels in the summer months leading up to the epochal vote. Through Saaf's eyes, we see the country's varied regions and its urban and rural landscapes. We meet Moroccans from all walks of life, such as a waiter at a favorite cafe, a car-park attendant who recognizes the author from TV, and fellow writer and intellectual Abdelkabir Khatibi. Behind the deceptive simplicity of the book's narrative structure, readers will find in A Significant Year an insightful and nuanced portrayal of modern Morocco's many complexities.

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Arab List
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Abdallah Saaf
Translators:	David Alvarez
Dimensions:	207 x 126 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	168
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-85742-543-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-85742-543-9
Barcode:	9780857425430

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