Knowledge and Power in Morocco: The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable (Princeton Studies on the Near East, 1)
Princeton University Press, 1992. Paperback. A clean crisp well preserved 1992 recent printing Princeton University Press softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New. Item #951 This intensive social biography of a rural Moroccan judge discusses Islamic education, the concept of knowledge it embodies, and its communication from the early years of colonial rule in twentieth-century Morocco to the present. The work sensitively combines the outlooks and perceptions of the author and those of the shrewd and reflective `Abd ar-Rahman, supplementing our knowledge of resurgent militant Islamic movements by describing other popularly supported Islamic attitudes toward the contemporary world.
ISBN: 9780691025551
Price: $14.95