Lords of the Atlas : Morocco, the rise and fall of the House of Glaoua /
Madani "and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan Caid by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the almost medieval state of Morocco at the end of the nineteenth century. This is the epic story of the more than fifty years in which they governed the country in barbaric, oste...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Lyons Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | 1st Lyons Press ed. |
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| Summary: | Madani "and T'hami El Glaoui, sons of a Moroccan Caid by an Ethiopian concubine, rose meteorically to power in the almost medieval state of Morocco at the end of the nineteenth century. This is the epic story of the more than fifty years in which they governed the country in barbaric, ostentatious splendor, until their spectacular downfall in 1956"--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Longmans, 1966. |
| Physical Description: | 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0304354198 9780304354191 1585742066 9781585742066 |