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丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳
Here are the vanished days of the unfettered Sultanate in all their dark, melodramatic splendor-a mingling of magnificence with squalor, culture with barbarism, refined cruelty with nave humor. Until 1912 Morocco never suffered foreign domination, and its mountainous interior was as closed to foreigners as Tibet. Walter Harris (1866-1933), though, was the exception. He first visited in 1887 and lived in the country for more than thirty-five years, and as the Times correspondent had observed every aspect of its life. He was an intimate of at least three of the ruling Sultans (as well as King Edward VII) and a man capable even of befriending his kidnapper. It was said that only three Christians had ever visited the walled city of Chechaouen: one was poisoned, one came for an hour disguised as a rabbi, and the other was Harris. Originally published in 1921, Morocco That Was is alternately sharp, melodramatic, and extremely funny.
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First published September 23, 1970
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9听books3听followersWalter Burton Harris was an English journalist, writer, traveller and socialite who achieved fame for his writings on Morocco, where he worked for many years as special correspondent for The Times.
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November 26, 2013
I found it interesting regarding Morocco situation before colonisation, especially from inside Palaces, I was shocked with such brutality and melodrama that Moroccans were suffering from it.
still some points that I have some reserve on it like:
- "Elephant escape" near Tangier while Mulay Abdelhafid moved his wild animals from Fez to Tangier, such event should have big impact on locals and I never hear about it from the History, so I doubt this happened!
- "Tribesmen of the North believe in resurrection", this is impossible they were all Muslims and religious practicing so I think the author mixed it with what he saw in south Asia!
- "Stealing Dahir from cupboard in the house of Raisuli" how is possible that the Author while his prisoned in a dark room downstairs can get out and go far to upstairs room where is the bedroom of Raisuli and open the cupboard to steal very important document without being seen by over 200 people inside the palace!!!
In addition to this I dislike the feeling of superiority and arrogance which you can see it clearly in many pages and I remember following: "Mountaineer think slowly", "Mental superiority rests with the European" etc.
Despite this, still the book very interesting for whom is interested in Moroccan history, it has been translated to French and I hope to see it translated to Arabic too.
still some points that I have some reserve on it like:
- "Elephant escape" near Tangier while Mulay Abdelhafid moved his wild animals from Fez to Tangier, such event should have big impact on locals and I never hear about it from the History, so I doubt this happened!
- "Tribesmen of the North believe in resurrection", this is impossible they were all Muslims and religious practicing so I think the author mixed it with what he saw in south Asia!
- "Stealing Dahir from cupboard in the house of Raisuli" how is possible that the Author while his prisoned in a dark room downstairs can get out and go far to upstairs room where is the bedroom of Raisuli and open the cupboard to steal very important document without being seen by over 200 people inside the palace!!!
In addition to this I dislike the feeling of superiority and arrogance which you can see it clearly in many pages and I remember following: "Mountaineer think slowly", "Mental superiority rests with the European" etc.
Despite this, still the book very interesting for whom is interested in Moroccan history, it has been translated to French and I hope to see it translated to Arabic too.
September 11, 2021
3.5 to 4 stars rating.
This book has been sitting awhile on my reading list and I am really grateful that I got to finish it. I missed the feeling of finishing a book, been awhile since I did that.
Anyway, I really found the book interesting in terms of the author's account about Morocco before colonisation at the beginning of the 20th century. Especially about the structure of Morocco then, the life at court and his accounts with both Mulay Abdel Aziz and Mulay Hafid.
It was a cruel and hard life especially on the people and the government if it existed was at its lowest, so it was interesting to see the situation from the lens of an European man.
Certainly, so much information was learned throughout the book in general, and many events were recounted (to believed or not, there is a need for research in other sources for some are doubtful)
What I certainly found annoying at some parts, was the feeling of superiority in comparing Europeans and Moors, and the justification of colonisation in some other parts, which didn't give this account a total lens of objectivity. Yet it stays understandable, since it is a personal account.
This book has been sitting awhile on my reading list and I am really grateful that I got to finish it. I missed the feeling of finishing a book, been awhile since I did that.
Anyway, I really found the book interesting in terms of the author's account about Morocco before colonisation at the beginning of the 20th century. Especially about the structure of Morocco then, the life at court and his accounts with both Mulay Abdel Aziz and Mulay Hafid.
It was a cruel and hard life especially on the people and the government if it existed was at its lowest, so it was interesting to see the situation from the lens of an European man.
Certainly, so much information was learned throughout the book in general, and many events were recounted (to believed or not, there is a need for research in other sources for some are doubtful)
What I certainly found annoying at some parts, was the feeling of superiority in comparing Europeans and Moors, and the justification of colonisation in some other parts, which didn't give this account a total lens of objectivity. Yet it stays understandable, since it is a personal account.
August 30, 2015
You will find first-hand accounts in many settings, from Europe to Asia and South America, but you'll find very few about life and events in North Africa. A truly fascinating read about life in Morocco, outside Tangier and often close to the sultans of the time. Clearly many passages of the book are an exaggeration or dramatisation of events, sometimes bordering of the ludicrous, often overstating the role of the author, but this hardly changes the intriguing setting and time period against which it is set. The story of brigands and tribes, an inhospitable environment for many a stranger (being a westerner or city dweller of Morocco's main towns), might easily go unknown. The story on approaching Chefchaouen, and the impossibility of Christians to get in, is equally riveting (despite the author's escape appearing rather far-fetched).
Don't read this book for a fact-finding account of Morocco in the late 1800s, read it for getting a grasp of life in a bygone era. So close to Europe, yet so distant. At providing such an insight, Walter Harris does a stellar job.
Don't read this book for a fact-finding account of Morocco in the late 1800s, read it for getting a grasp of life in a bygone era. So close to Europe, yet so distant. At providing such an insight, Walter Harris does a stellar job.
August 31, 2019
This 1921 work kept popping up on every list of "what to read before visiting Morocco," and was available for next to nothing in ebook format, so it was an easy choice for me. I was surprised at how full of snide humor it was; you don't think of unofficial British diplomats and Moorish Sultans playing practical jokes on each other, but they evidently did!
The organization was a bit scattered. The author had spent a lot of time in Morocco between the 1890s and 1920s, over the time of 2 different Sultans and a lot of political changes, and he tends to jump around chronologically. I consulted a Wikipedia article on the country's history just to get my timeline straight, and that helped a lot with my enjoyment of the book. Harris doesn't try to write a history of the country, but rather to share the unique perspective he gained while traveling around and making friends with Moroccans from various tribes.
Modern readers will have their sensibilities bruised somewhat by Harris's regular racist statements (the superiority of the European mind, etc), and his arrogant assurance that he is always a step ahead of his Moroccan counterparts. He also is condescending toward the people's religion, casting the different sects as simplistic without taking the time to investigate complexities. As a historian, though, this gave me a useful picture of the time's European-Moroccan relations.
3.5 stars for this fairly quick enlightening read.
The organization was a bit scattered. The author had spent a lot of time in Morocco between the 1890s and 1920s, over the time of 2 different Sultans and a lot of political changes, and he tends to jump around chronologically. I consulted a Wikipedia article on the country's history just to get my timeline straight, and that helped a lot with my enjoyment of the book. Harris doesn't try to write a history of the country, but rather to share the unique perspective he gained while traveling around and making friends with Moroccans from various tribes.
Modern readers will have their sensibilities bruised somewhat by Harris's regular racist statements (the superiority of the European mind, etc), and his arrogant assurance that he is always a step ahead of his Moroccan counterparts. He also is condescending toward the people's religion, casting the different sects as simplistic without taking the time to investigate complexities. As a historian, though, this gave me a useful picture of the time's European-Moroccan relations.
3.5 stars for this fairly quick enlightening read.
November 13, 2021
賲禺賷亘 賱賱丌賲丕賱 賱兀賳賷 兀毓鬲賯丿鬲賴 爻賷鬲賰賱賲 兀賰孬乇 毓賳 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賵卮毓亘賴 賵毓丕丿丕鬲賴 賵鬲賯丕賱賷丿賴貙 賵賱賰賳 兀睾賱亘 丕賱賰賱丕賲 毓賳 丕賱爻賱丕胤賷賳 賵鬲乇賮賴賲 賵賱毓亘賴賲
賵廿匕丕 匕賰乇 卮賷亍 賲賳 毓丕丿丕鬲 兀賴賱 丕賱亘賱丿 賮賷賳馗乇 賳馗乇丞 丕賱睾乇亘賷 丕賱賲爻鬲毓賱賷 毓賱賷賴賲
賵廿匕丕 匕賰乇 卮賷亍 賲賳 毓丕丿丕鬲 兀賴賱 丕賱亘賱丿 賮賷賳馗乇 賳馗乇丞 丕賱睾乇亘賷 丕賱賲爻鬲毓賱賷 毓賱賷賴賲
January 28, 2020
Fascinating! A great book to read before going to Morocco, which I will do at the end of March, can't wait.
May 29, 2017
Morocco That Was provides Walter Harris' account of his experiences in Morocco just prior to and immediately after the French Protectorate. Mr. Harris was a newspaper correspondent, but more importantly a widely known "western" operative within a country closed to many.
Most historically important from this book is the author's first person account of the downfall of the reign of Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV. The story of this ruler provides a warning for all well-intentioned leaders who fall prey to outside influencers whose incentives do not align. Furthermore, the history of Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV's relinquishment of the Sultanate provides ample explanation for any lack of trust that modern Moroccans might feel of outside influencers who lack allegiance to Morocco.
In addition for the lessons that Moroccans gleam from Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV's Sultanate, I learned many interesting anecdotes and historical examples of life in Morocco from this time period. Although many examples may lack absolute truthfulness because of the author's propensity for self-aggrandizement, many of the examples provided in this book match with well-established Moroccan history. This history explains the brutality and difficulty present in the every-day life of Moroccans during this period and the extraordinary challenges that the population faced because of a lack of effective central government.
Having visited Morocco, I was astonished by how far the country has come since this time period and also inspired by the sense of adventure that Walter Harris felt throughout his life.
Most historically important from this book is the author's first person account of the downfall of the reign of Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV. The story of this ruler provides a warning for all well-intentioned leaders who fall prey to outside influencers whose incentives do not align. Furthermore, the history of Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV's relinquishment of the Sultanate provides ample explanation for any lack of trust that modern Moroccans might feel of outside influencers who lack allegiance to Morocco.
In addition for the lessons that Moroccans gleam from Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV's Sultanate, I learned many interesting anecdotes and historical examples of life in Morocco from this time period. Although many examples may lack absolute truthfulness because of the author's propensity for self-aggrandizement, many of the examples provided in this book match with well-established Moroccan history. This history explains the brutality and difficulty present in the every-day life of Moroccans during this period and the extraordinary challenges that the population faced because of a lack of effective central government.
Having visited Morocco, I was astonished by how far the country has come since this time period and also inspired by the sense of adventure that Walter Harris felt throughout his life.
October 9, 2022
賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 賷噩亘 丕賳 丕賯鬲乇丨 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱賲睾丕乇亘丞 丕賱丕 賷賯賵賲賵丕 亘鬲賵囟賷賮 丕噩賳亘賷 賮賷 丕賱賯氐乇 丨鬲賶 賱丕 賷賰鬲亘 賮賷賲丕 亘毓丿 爻賷乇丞 匕丕鬲賷丞 丨賵賱賴賲 賵賷噩毓賱賴賲 丕囟丨賵賰丞 賰賲丕 賮毓賱 賵丕賱鬲乇!
賴丕乇賷爻 賰丕賳 氐丨賮賷 丕賳噩賱賷夭賷 賲鬲丿乇噩 賮賷 賲賳丕氐亘 丕禺乇賶 賲賯賷賲 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賯亘賱 賵廿亘丕賳 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 賵毓丕氐乇 3 賲賱賵賰 貙毓丕氐乇 丕賷囟丕 亘賵丨賲丕乇丞 賵丕賱乇賷爻賵賳賷 賵賰丕賳 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳 賰賱 丕賱丕卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲匕賰賵乇賷賳 賵毓乇賮賴賲 丨賯 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 鬲丿禺賱 賱丨賱 賲卮丕賰賱 毓丕賱賯丞 亘賷賳 丕胤乇丕賮 毓丿丞.
丕孬丕乇 丕賳鬲亘丕賴賷 鬲乇賰賷夭 丨賰賷賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱孬賱丕孬 賱丨賷丕鬲賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵鬲亘匕賷乇賴賲 賱兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱卮毓亘 亘卮賰賱 睾乇賷亘 貙賱賰賳 丕賰孬乇 賲丕 丕孬丕乇 丨賳賯賷 賵丕囟丨賰賳賷 賴賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲賵賱賶 毓亘丿 丕賱丨賮賷馗 丕亘丕賳 鬲禺賱賷賴 毓賳 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵乇丨賷賱賴 賱賮乇賳爻丕.
丕孬丕乇賳賷 鬲賳賵賷賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賳賴 賱賵賱丕 鬲丿禺賱 丕賱賲丕賳賷丕 賮賷 爻賷丕爻丕鬲 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賵賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕爻鬲賲丕賱丞 丕賱賲睾乇亘 囟丿 賮乇賳爻丕 賲丕 丨丿孬 丕卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 丕賴賲賴丕 丕賱孬賵乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿賴丕 亘賵丨賲丕乇丞 亘丕賱禺氐賵氐 .
丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕亘丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 賰丕賳 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賰毓賰丞 丕賯鬲爻賲鬲 亘賷賳 孬賱丕孬 丿賵賱 貙賵賲賳 鬲乇丕噩毓 丕禺匕 賲賯丕亘賱 匕賱賰 丕賵 亘賯賷 賷賱毓亘 丿丕禺賱賷丕
賵丕賱賲賱賵賰 賷賱毓亘賵賳 賵賷爻鬲賴鬲乇賵賳 賵賱賲 賷鬲乇賰賵丕 鬲丕乇賷禺丕 賷禺賱丿賴賲 !
賰鬲丕亘 賷賮鬲丨 丕賱丕毓賷賳 毓賳 賲睾乇亘 丕賱丕賳 賰賷賮 丕氐亘丨 賵賰賷賮 賰丕賳
賵丕賱爻丐丕賱 賲丕匕丕 鬲睾賷乇 責
賴丕乇賷爻 賰丕賳 氐丨賮賷 丕賳噩賱賷夭賷 賲鬲丿乇噩 賮賷 賲賳丕氐亘 丕禺乇賶 賲賯賷賲 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賯亘賱 賵廿亘丕賳 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 賵毓丕氐乇 3 賲賱賵賰 貙毓丕氐乇 丕賷囟丕 亘賵丨賲丕乇丞 賵丕賱乇賷爻賵賳賷 賵賰丕賳 賯乇賷亘丕 賲賳 賰賱 丕賱丕卮禺丕氐 丕賱賲匕賰賵乇賷賳 賵毓乇賮賴賲 丨賯 丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵賰孬賷乇丕 賲丕 鬲丿禺賱 賱丨賱 賲卮丕賰賱 毓丕賱賯丞 亘賷賳 丕胤乇丕賮 毓丿丞.
丕孬丕乇 丕賳鬲亘丕賴賷 鬲乇賰賷夭 丨賰賷賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱孬賱丕孬 賱丨賷丕鬲賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵鬲亘匕賷乇賴賲 賱兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱卮毓亘 亘卮賰賱 睾乇賷亘 貙賱賰賳 丕賰孬乇 賲丕 丕孬丕乇 丨賳賯賷 賵丕囟丨賰賳賷 賴賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲賵賱賶 毓亘丿 丕賱丨賮賷馗 丕亘丕賳 鬲禺賱賷賴 毓賳 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵乇丨賷賱賴 賱賮乇賳爻丕.
丕孬丕乇賳賷 鬲賳賵賷賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賳賴 賱賵賱丕 鬲丿禺賱 丕賱賲丕賳賷丕 賮賷 爻賷丕爻丕鬲 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賵賲丨丕賵賱丞 丕爻鬲賲丕賱丞 丕賱賲睾乇亘 囟丿 賮乇賳爻丕 賲丕 丨丿孬 丕卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 丕賴賲賴丕 丕賱孬賵乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賯丕丿賴丕 亘賵丨賲丕乇丞 亘丕賱禺氐賵氐 .
丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕亘丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 賰丕賳 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賰毓賰丞 丕賯鬲爻賲鬲 亘賷賳 孬賱丕孬 丿賵賱 貙賵賲賳 鬲乇丕噩毓 丕禺匕 賲賯丕亘賱 匕賱賰 丕賵 亘賯賷 賷賱毓亘 丿丕禺賱賷丕
賵丕賱賲賱賵賰 賷賱毓亘賵賳 賵賷爻鬲賴鬲乇賵賳 賵賱賲 賷鬲乇賰賵丕 鬲丕乇賷禺丕 賷禺賱丿賴賲 !
賰鬲丕亘 賷賮鬲丨 丕賱丕毓賷賳 毓賳 賲睾乇亘 丕賱丕賳 賰賷賮 丕氐亘丨 賵賰賷賮 賰丕賳
賵丕賱爻丐丕賱 賲丕匕丕 鬲睾賷乇 責
February 11, 2024
An interesting memoir detailing life in Morocco during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author's narrative is somewhat scattered and anecdotal, lacking discrete chapters on specific topics. Since the book was written in first person, the biases of the author clearly reflected the racial views prevalent at the time, with Europeans depicted as purveyors of "civility" and possessing inherent superiority over the "average Moor." Nevertheless, the memoir provides an interesting glimpse into the court life of Sultans Moulay Hassan, Moulay Abdelaziz, and Moulay Abdelhafid, as well as the intrigues involving viziers, governors, chieftains, and brigands.
August 7, 2023
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- 丕賱胤亘毓丞 : 2022 賲.
賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 兀賰孬乇 卮禺氐賷丞 兀噩賳亘賷丞 賲丐孬乇丞 毓乇賮鬲賴丕 賲丿賷賳丞 胤賳噩丞 賮賷 丕賱賳氐賮 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳. 賵賲賳夭賱賴 丕賱賮禺賲 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷爻賰賳賴 賯丿 鬲丨賵賱 賮賷 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 廿賱賶 丨丿賷賯丞 毓賲賵賲賷丞 賷夭賵乇賴丕 爻賰丕賳 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 賱賱丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓 亘噩賲丕賱賴丕 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷 賵鬲氐賲賷賲賴丕 丕賱乇丕卅毓貙 賵賴賷 丕賱賲毓乇賵賮丞 毓賳丿賴賲 亘冥賷賱丕 賴丕乇賷爻. 賮賲賳 賷賰賵賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴乇賷爻 賴匕丕貙 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘 毓賳 " 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳" 責!
賵賱丿 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賮賷 賱賳丿賳 賮賷 29 睾卮鬲 爻賳丞 1866賲. 賵噩丕亍 亘丕賱氐丿賮丞 廿賱賶 胤賳噩丞 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 毓丕賲 1886賲 賵丕禺鬲丕乇 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 亘賴丕貙 賱賷氐亘丨 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賲乇丕爻賱丕 賱氐丨賷賮丞 丕賱鬲丕賷賲夭 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘. 賰丕賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賷睾丕賲乇 亘丕賱爻賮乇 廿賱賶 丕賱兀賲丕賰賳 丕賱賳丕卅賷丞 丿賵賳 賰賱賱 兀賵 禺賵賮貙 賵賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 匕賱賰 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲. 賵賯丿 賲賰賳鬲賴 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賵丕鬲氐丕賱丕鬲賴 丕賱賲睾乇亘賷丞 賵賲賰丕賳鬲賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賮賷 噩賲賷毓 賲賮賵囟賷丕鬲 胤賳噩丞 賲賳 賰爻亘 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 賵鬲賯丿賷乇 丕賱噩賲賷毓. 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 丕賱亘毓囟 賷鬲賴賲賴 亘丕賱睾胤乇爻丞 賵丕賱賲睾丕賱丕丞 賮賷 丕丿毓丕卅賴 丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 丕賱賲賱賵賰 賵丕賱賵夭乇丕亍 賵鬲賰賵賷賳 丕賱氐丿丕賯丕鬲 賲毓賴賲 賵賲毓 丕賱賯賳丕氐賱 賵兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賵丕賱賳賮賵匕. 鬲賵賮賷 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賷賵賲 4 兀亘乇賷賱 毓丕賲 1933賲 亘毓丿 廿氐丕亘鬲賴 亘噩賱胤丞 丿賲丕睾賷丞貙 賵丿賮賳 亘胤賳噩丞 賵賯亘乇賴 賲毓乇賵賮 亘賴丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賷賵賲.
兀賲丕 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘賴 " 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 " 賮賷賯賵賱 毓賳賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丨爻賳 丕賱夭賰乇賷 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷賲賴 : " 賰鬲丕亘 ( 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳) 賷氐賮 賲乇丨賱丞 賲丨賵乇賷丞 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 睾丿丕 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賲睾乇亘 亘丐乇丞 賱賱氐乇丕毓 亘賷賳 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賷丞. 賮丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 噩丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賮賷 毓賴丿 丕賱爻賱胤丕賳 丕賱丨爻賳貙 賵毓丕卮 賮賷 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賱兀賰孬乇 賲賳 禺賲爻丞 賵孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸貙 賵兀鬲丕丨 賱賴 毓賲賱賴 賰賲乇丕爻賱 賱噩乇賷丿丞 丕賱鬲丕賷賲夭 丕賱亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丞貙 賵氐賱丕鬲賴 亘丕賱丿賵丕卅乇 丕賱丿亘賱賵賲丕爻賷丞 丕賱锟斤拷賵乇賵亘賷丞 兀賳 賷鬲賯乇亘 賲賳 丕賱亘賱丕胤 丕賱賲睾乇亘賷貙 賵兀賳 賷毓丕賷卮 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱賲囟胤乇亘丞 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱爻賱丕胤賷賳 亘賰賱 賲丕 卮丕亘賴丕 賲賳 丿爻丕卅爻 賵賲丐丕賲乇丕鬲貙 賵賲丕 鬲禺賱賱賴丕 賲賳 氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵孬賵乇丕鬲貙 賲賲丕 兀鬲丕丨 賱賴 兀賳 賷鬲毓乇賮 毓賳 賰孬亘 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丿丕禺賱 丕賱亘賱丕胤貙 賵兀賳 賷賰賵賳 卮丕賴丿丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘貙 賵毓賱賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱鬲賷 毓氐賮鬲 亘賴貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀丿鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 廿賱賶 賮賯丿丕賳賴 丕賱丕爻鬲賯賱丕賱 爻賳丞 1912賲貙 丨賷孬 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱亘賱丿 賯丿 毓丕賳賶 賯亘賱 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賲賳 丕賱賴賷賲賳丞 丕賱兀噩賳亘賷丞貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱 丕賱噩亘賱賷 賲睾賱賯丕 兀賲丕賲 丕賱兀噩丕賳亘 賲孬賱 丕賱鬲亘鬲.
丿賵賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賰賱 匕賱賰 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴: ( 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 )貙 丕賱匕賷 賷毓丿 亘賴匕丕 丕賱丕毓鬲亘丕乇 卮賴丕丿丞 賯賷賲丞 賲賳 卮丕賴丿 毓賷丕賳 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱亘丕賱睾丞 丕賱兀賴賲賷丞貙 丨賷孬 賷氐賮 丕賱爻賱胤賳丞 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞 亘賰賱 乇賵毓鬲賴丕 丕賱賲馗賱賲丞 賵丕賱賲賷賱賵丿乇丕賲賷丞貙 賵賷爻噩賱 賰賱 噩丕賳亘 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘貙 賵賷賯丿賲 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 乇丕卅毓丞 毓賳 噩賲賷毓 胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賮賷賴貙 亘丿亍丕 賲賳 丕賱亘賱丕胤 賵丕賳鬲賴丕亍 亘丕賱兀毓賷丕賳 賵丕賱夭毓賲丕亍 賵兀亘賳丕亍 丕賱賯亘丕卅賱 賵卮賷賵禺 丕賱胤乇賯 賵丕賱賲乇賷丿賷賳 賵毓賵丕賲 丕賱賳丕爻. " 氐: 5
賵禺鬲丕賲丕 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 丕賱孬賳丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱噩賷丿 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賲 亘賴 丕賱兀爻鬲丕匕 丨爻賳 丕賱夭賰乇賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 賱賱賰鬲丕亘貙 丨賷孬 噩丕亍鬲 賱睾鬲賴 爻賱賷賲丞 賵爻賱爻丞貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱丨賰賷 賲賲鬲毓丕 賵賲卮賵賯丕貙 賵賰兀賳賳丕 賳賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲氐丿乇賴 丕賱兀氐賱賷.
鉁嶏笍 毓亘丿丕賱廿賱賴 賷毓賱丕賵賷
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#丕賱賲睾乇亘冲丕賱匕賷冲賰丕賳
#賵丕賱鬲乇冲赖丕乇賷爻
- 鬲兀賱賷賮 : 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻
- 鬲乇噩賲丞: 丨爻賳 丕賱夭賰乇賷
- 毓丿丿 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲: 252 氐賮丨丞 賲賳 丕賱賯胤毓 丕賱賰亘賷乇
- 賲賳卮賵乇丕鬲: 爻賱賷賰賷 兀禺賵賷賳 / 胤賳噩丞
- 丕賱胤亘毓丞 : 2022 賲.
賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 兀賰孬乇 卮禺氐賷丞 兀噩賳亘賷丞 賲丐孬乇丞 毓乇賮鬲賴丕 賲丿賷賳丞 胤賳噩丞 賮賷 丕賱賳氐賮 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳. 賵賲賳夭賱賴 丕賱賮禺賲 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷爻賰賳賴 賯丿 鬲丨賵賱 賮賷 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 廿賱賶 丨丿賷賯丞 毓賲賵賲賷丞 賷夭賵乇賴丕 爻賰丕賳 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 賱賱丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓 亘噩賲丕賱賴丕 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷 賵鬲氐賲賷賲賴丕 丕賱乇丕卅毓貙 賵賴賷 丕賱賲毓乇賵賮丞 毓賳丿賴賲 亘冥賷賱丕 賴丕乇賷爻. 賮賲賳 賷賰賵賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴乇賷爻 賴匕丕貙 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘 毓賳 " 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳" 責!
賵賱丿 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賮賷 賱賳丿賳 賮賷 29 睾卮鬲 爻賳丞 1866賲. 賵噩丕亍 亘丕賱氐丿賮丞 廿賱賶 胤賳噩丞 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 毓丕賲 1886賲 賵丕禺鬲丕乇 丕賱丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 亘賴丕貙 賱賷氐亘丨 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賲乇丕爻賱丕 賱氐丨賷賮丞 丕賱鬲丕賷賲夭 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘. 賰丕賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賷睾丕賲乇 亘丕賱爻賮乇 廿賱賶 丕賱兀賲丕賰賳 丕賱賳丕卅賷丞 丿賵賳 賰賱賱 兀賵 禺賵賮貙 賵賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 匕賱賰 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賯丕賱丕鬲. 賵賯丿 賲賰賳鬲賴 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賵丕鬲氐丕賱丕鬲賴 丕賱賲睾乇亘賷丞 賵賲賰丕賳鬲賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賮賷 噩賲賷毓 賲賮賵囟賷丕鬲 胤賳噩丞 賲賳 賰爻亘 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 賵鬲賯丿賷乇 丕賱噩賲賷毓. 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 丕賱亘毓囟 賷鬲賴賲賴 亘丕賱睾胤乇爻丞 賵丕賱賲睾丕賱丕丞 賮賷 丕丿毓丕卅賴 丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 丕賱賲賱賵賰 賵丕賱賵夭乇丕亍 賵鬲賰賵賷賳 丕賱氐丿丕賯丕鬲 賲毓賴賲 賵賲毓 丕賱賯賳丕氐賱 賵兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賵丕賱賳賮賵匕. 鬲賵賮賷 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賷賵賲 4 兀亘乇賷賱 毓丕賲 1933賲 亘毓丿 廿氐丕亘鬲賴 亘噩賱胤丞 丿賲丕睾賷丞貙 賵丿賮賳 亘胤賳噩丞 賵賯亘乇賴 賲毓乇賵賮 亘賴丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賷賵賲.
兀賲丕 毓賳 賰鬲丕亘賴 " 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 " 賮賷賯賵賱 毓賳賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丨爻賳 丕賱夭賰乇賷 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷賲賴 : " 賰鬲丕亘 ( 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳) 賷氐賮 賲乇丨賱丞 賲丨賵乇賷丞 賲賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 睾丿丕 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賲睾乇亘 亘丐乇丞 賱賱氐乇丕毓 亘賷賳 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱兀賵乇賵亘賷丞. 賮丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 噩丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賮賷 毓賴丿 丕賱爻賱胤丕賳 丕賱丨爻賳貙 賵毓丕卮 賮賷 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賱兀賰孬乇 賲賳 禺賲爻丞 賵孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸貙 賵兀鬲丕丨 賱賴 毓賲賱賴 賰賲乇丕爻賱 賱噩乇賷丿丞 丕賱鬲丕賷賲夭 丕賱亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丞貙 賵氐賱丕鬲賴 亘丕賱丿賵丕卅乇 丕賱丿亘賱賵賲丕爻賷丞 丕賱锟斤拷賵乇賵亘賷丞 兀賳 賷鬲賯乇亘 賲賳 丕賱亘賱丕胤 丕賱賲睾乇亘賷貙 賵兀賳 賷毓丕賷卮 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱賲囟胤乇亘丞 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱爻賱丕胤賷賳 亘賰賱 賲丕 卮丕亘賴丕 賲賳 丿爻丕卅爻 賵賲丐丕賲乇丕鬲貙 賵賲丕 鬲禺賱賱賴丕 賲賳 氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵孬賵乇丕鬲貙 賲賲丕 兀鬲丕丨 賱賴 兀賳 賷鬲毓乇賮 毓賳 賰孬亘 毓賱賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丿丕禺賱 丕賱亘賱丕胤貙 賵兀賳 賷賰賵賳 卮丕賴丿丕 毓賱賶 丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘貙 賵毓賱賶 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱鬲賷 毓氐賮鬲 亘賴貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀丿鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 廿賱賶 賮賯丿丕賳賴 丕賱丕爻鬲賯賱丕賱 爻賳丞 1912賲貙 丨賷孬 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賱亘賱丿 賯丿 毓丕賳賶 賯亘賱 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賲賳 丕賱賴賷賲賳丞 丕賱兀噩賳亘賷丞貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱 丕賱噩亘賱賷 賲睾賱賯丕 兀賲丕賲 丕賱兀噩丕賳亘 賲孬賱 丕賱鬲亘鬲.
丿賵賳 賵丕賱鬲乇 賴丕乇賷爻 賰賱 匕賱賰 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴: ( 丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 )貙 丕賱匕賷 賷毓丿 亘賴匕丕 丕賱丕毓鬲亘丕乇 卮賴丕丿丞 賯賷賲丞 賲賳 卮丕賴丿 毓賷丕賳 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱亘丕賱睾丞 丕賱兀賴賲賷丞貙 丨賷孬 賷氐賮 丕賱爻賱胤賳丞 丕賱賲胤賱賯丞 亘賰賱 乇賵毓鬲賴丕 丕賱賲馗賱賲丞 賵丕賱賲賷賱賵丿乇丕賲賷丞貙 賵賷爻噩賱 賰賱 噩丕賳亘 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷 丕賱賲睾乇亘貙 賵賷賯丿賲 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 乇丕卅毓丞 毓賳 噩賲賷毓 胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賮賷賴貙 亘丿亍丕 賲賳 丕賱亘賱丕胤 賵丕賳鬲賴丕亍 亘丕賱兀毓賷丕賳 賵丕賱夭毓賲丕亍 賵兀亘賳丕亍 丕賱賯亘丕卅賱 賵卮賷賵禺 丕賱胤乇賯 賵丕賱賲乇賷丿賷賳 賵毓賵丕賲 丕賱賳丕爻. " 氐: 5
賵禺鬲丕賲丕 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 丕賱孬賳丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賲賱 丕賱噩賷丿 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賲 亘賴 丕賱兀爻鬲丕匕 丨爻賳 丕賱夭賰乇賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 賱賱賰鬲丕亘貙 丨賷孬 噩丕亍鬲 賱睾鬲賴 爻賱賷賲丞 賵爻賱爻丞貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱丨賰賷 賲賲鬲毓丕 賵賲卮賵賯丕貙 賵賰兀賳賳丕 賳賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賮賷 賲氐丿乇賴 丕賱兀氐賱賷.
鉁嶏笍 毓亘丿丕賱廿賱賴 賷毓賱丕賵賷
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#丕賱賲睾乇亘冲丕賱匕賷冲賰丕賳
#賵丕賱鬲乇冲赖丕乇賷爻
February 23, 2020
I had no particular interest in Morocco, but this looked interesting, and so it was. The author was the Times correspondent to the country in the late 19th and early 20th century so this is an eyewitness account of the last years of its independence.
He knew several successive Sultans personally and in the first half of the book he describes the court and its workings and dysfunctions. He says that the system of government was unchanged for hundreds of years. I could well believe it. Despite the differences of culture and geography I noticed a number of interesting parallels between the Sultanate and the Medieval English kings.
In the second half of the book he moves to a number of different subjects and stories. Perhaps most interesting is his account of the time he spent as a hostage. What he has to say about Morocco often reveals a country dark and disturbing, but always interesting. And he鈥檚 a dab hand at telling an amusing story.
The Eland edition is a nice one. The usual well-made paperback with good paper. There鈥檚 a good photograph of the author looking incredibly camp in a sexy black off-the-shoulder number. Also a very good afterword that discusses how much of the book is true. Apparently Harris was known at school as the Liar.
He knew several successive Sultans personally and in the first half of the book he describes the court and its workings and dysfunctions. He says that the system of government was unchanged for hundreds of years. I could well believe it. Despite the differences of culture and geography I noticed a number of interesting parallels between the Sultanate and the Medieval English kings.
In the second half of the book he moves to a number of different subjects and stories. Perhaps most interesting is his account of the time he spent as a hostage. What he has to say about Morocco often reveals a country dark and disturbing, but always interesting. And he鈥檚 a dab hand at telling an amusing story.
The Eland edition is a nice one. The usual well-made paperback with good paper. There鈥檚 a good photograph of the author looking incredibly camp in a sexy black off-the-shoulder number. Also a very good afterword that discusses how much of the book is true. Apparently Harris was known at school as the Liar.
January 13, 2022
This well-known book has great historic value. Very interesting accounts taking place during one of the most crucial and even critical periods of Morocco modern history, from a direct witness. Depicts well and through rather entertaining anecdotes this tumultuous period that saw the gradual demise and ultimately fall of the Moroccan sharifian empire in 1912, and its dislocation at the hands of the European colonial powers ever since they discovered the deep weaknesses plaguing the empire back in the mid 19th century with the two major battles lost respectively to the French and the Spanish.
While reading this text, one has to take into consideration and allow for the biases of the author, of course. The man is an actor as well as a witness in these events. He is a British agent after all.
While reading this text, one has to take into consideration and allow for the biases of the author, of course. The man is an actor as well as a witness in these events. He is a British agent after all.
July 27, 2019
Walter Harris was the war correspondent for the Times from 1887 and spent much of his life in Morocco where he had a house in Tangier. He was more than a journalist as as he was a socialite and used his friendships with the sultan and the members of the court to influence events in the country. He gives an interesting account of the abdication of the Sultan on the French take over in 1912. He spoke fluent Arabic so was able to pass as a local and travel into the interior. His writing gives a vivid picture of the Morocco he lived in.
He was awarded the French Legion d鈥橦onneur and made a member of the Royal Geographical Society.
He was awarded the French Legion d鈥橦onneur and made a member of the Royal Geographical Society.
February 22, 2024
A very interesting read. The author suffers from the usual superiority complex that european authors of Colonial Morocco often have, but if one goes beyond that, and puts this work in its proper context, it is a very detailed account of life in the Courts of early 20th Morocco. It gives a much more humane portrait of Moulay Abdelaziz and Moulay Hafid, both very controversial Sultans. I was hoping his narration went beyond the 20's but it did not. I was very curious to hear the author's opinion on the debacle of Anoual which saw tens of thousands of Spanish soldiers dead or captured...
Definitely a interesting read, from a historic perspective.
Definitely a interesting read, from a historic perspective.
August 26, 2019
A great read during Moroccan vacation. Written in a lively and exciting way, a first-person account of Morocco just before the French protectorate. While, as the last chapter says, not 100% factual and partially embellished, still an amazing read from The Times correspondent and adventurer living in Tanger in those colorful and turbulent times. One caveat is a very European-centric perspective on the politics of colonialism, but if you put it aside, a fascinating read, more like a novel that a factual relation.
July 23, 2024
"I have always had confidence in my own mental superiority over the average native.''
''One feels and knows that the mental superiority rests with the European''
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This is not a history book, but a scattered biased narration of lies mixed with over-exagerated stories. It's too bad because it had everything to be a great book. I mean, the author LIVED around the courts of 3 different kings, and befriended many significant historical figures.
''One feels and knows that the mental superiority rests with the European''
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This is not a history book, but a scattered biased narration of lies mixed with over-exagerated stories. It's too bad because it had everything to be a great book. I mean, the author LIVED around the courts of 3 different kings, and befriended many significant historical figures.
January 4, 2019
Definitely racist and old (1900), but still valuable. This is basically an true adventure tale where Walter Harris (who seems to be a diplomat from England, I think?) shares stories from the fall of the Moroccan royalty and it's replacement by French/European powers. Dry and almost certainly embellished at parts, but worth a skim if you're interested.
September 28, 2019
賷鬲丨賲賱 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱賲睾乇亘賷 丕賱亘丕卅爻 賳夭賵丕鬲 賲丐爻爻丞 賮丕爻丿丞 鬲乇毓賶 賲氐丕賱丨賴丕 亘胤乇賷賯丞 賲鬲禺賱賮丞 毓賱賶 丨爻丕亘 賲氐丕賱丨 丕賱賵胤賳. 賴匕賴 禺賱丕氐丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵 廿賳 爻毓賶 賵丕賱鬲乇 噩丕賴丿丕 賱鬲夭賷賷賳 氐賵乇鬲賴賲 亘賱 丨鬲賶 兀賳 賲丨賷胤 丕賱賲禺夭賳 賲賳 兀鬲亘丕毓 賵 賲賳 噩賷賵卮 丕賱賯亘丕卅賱 賴賲噩賷 賲鬲禺賱賮. 卮賴丕丿丞 鬲亘賰賷 賲賳 賮賷 賯賱亘賴 匕乇丞 丨亘 賱丿賷丕乇 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲. 丕賱爻丐丕賱 丕賱丌賳貙 廿賱賶 兀賷 賲丿賶 賲丕鬲夭丕賱 丨丕賱賳丕 賲鬲乇丿賷丞 亘爻亘亘 丕賱廿賳賮丕賯 毓賱賶 賲賳丕氐亘 賱丕 丿賵乇 賱賴丕 爻賵賶 乇毓丕賷丞 丕賱賮爻丕丿責
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October 5, 2020
4 belles *
Belle lecture d鈥檜ne partie de l鈥檋istoire du Maroc entre 1885 et 1920 racont茅e par un journaliste Anglais du Times qui 茅tait admis dans les cours des rois et appr茅ci茅 des indig猫nes dont il fit des amis.
Belle lecture d鈥檜ne partie de l鈥檋istoire du Maroc entre 1885 et 1920 racont茅e par un journaliste Anglais du Times qui 茅tait admis dans les cours des rois et appr茅ci茅 des indig猫nes dont il fit des amis.
December 14, 2023
丕賱賲睾乇亘 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳
賰賳鬲 兀馗賳賴 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賵胤賳 丕賱噩賲賷賱 丕賱匕賷 丿丕卅賲丕 賲丕賳爻賲毓 毓賳 噩賲丕賱賴 賵賳馗丕賮鬲賴 賵兀賳丕賯鬲賴
賱賰賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 賯氐賵乇 丕賱爻賱丕胤賷賳 賵爻賮賴 丕賱亘毓囟 賱丕 丕馗賳賴 賷賲孬賱 丕賱卮毓賵亘 丕賱鬲賷 丿丕卅賲丕 賲丕鬲爻賰賳 亘毓賷丿丕 毓賳 丨賵丕丿賷鬲 亘賱丕胤 賲賵賱丕賷 賮賱丕賳 丕賵 毓賱丕賳
賰賳鬲 兀馗賳賴 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賵胤賳 丕賱噩賲賷賱 丕賱匕賷 丿丕卅賲丕 賲丕賳爻賲毓 毓賳 噩賲丕賱賴 賵賳馗丕賮鬲賴 賵兀賳丕賯鬲賴
賱賰賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 賯氐賵乇 丕賱爻賱丕胤賷賳 賵爻賮賴 丕賱亘毓囟 賱丕 丕馗賳賴 賷賲孬賱 丕賱卮毓賵亘 丕賱鬲賷 丿丕卅賲丕 賲丕鬲爻賰賳 亘毓賷丿丕 毓賳 丨賵丕丿賷鬲 亘賱丕胤 賲賵賱丕賷 賮賱丕賳 丕賵 毓賱丕賳
October 16, 2020
It is really interesting book to read, documents details of the political life in Morocco. Also, life inside the palaces of those who dominate and control the country.
October 9, 2021
賲匕賰乇丕鬲 賴丕乇賷爻 賮賷 胤賳噩丞 賵乇丐賷鬲賴 賱賱賲睾乇亘 賵亘賱丕胤賴 廿亘丕賳 賮鬲乇丞 賲丕 賯亘賱 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇貙 賮賷賴 鬲賵孬賷賯 賱兀賲孬賱丞 毓賳 賮爻丕丿 爻賱丕胤賷賳 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱毓賱賵賷丞 賵賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 毓賳 毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賯氐乇 賵爻賷乇 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞..
January 6, 2023
丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲賮丕賴丞 賵 丕賱賯賱賷賱 賲賳 丕賱丕賮丕丿丞
January 14, 2023
爻賲毓鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨鬲賶 賯乇兀鬲賴
鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰孬賷乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱毓賱賵賷賷賳貙 賯亘賷賱 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞... 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丿賷亘賱賵賲丕爻賷 丕賳賰賱賷夭賷 毓卮賯 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賵丕鬲賴賲 亘丕賱鬲噩爻爻
鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰孬賷乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 亘毓囟 丕賱賲賱賵賰 丕賱毓賱賵賷賷賳貙 賯亘賷賱 丕賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞... 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丿賷亘賱賵賲丕爻賷 丕賳賰賱賷夭賷 毓卮賯 丕賱賲睾乇亘 賵丕鬲賴賲 亘丕賱鬲噩爻爻
April 10, 2025
賵噩丿鬲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐賵鬲賷丕 賲噩丕賳丕 毓賱賶 鬲胤亘賷賯 賲賳胤賵賯 賱賱賰鬲亘 丕賱氐賵鬲賷丞
March 17, 2013
Picaresque account of turn-of-the-century Morocco from an English diplomat. John Milius must have consulted this while making The Wind and the Lion. It's all there: sybaritic sultans, convoluted court politics, scheming Europeans and Mulai El Raisuli, who held the author hostage for several weeks in 1903. Harris provides fascinating portraits of Morocco's weak sultans: Abdelaziz is well-meaning but ineffectual, Mulai Hafed a greedy power player; their incompetence made European conquest inevitable. He's less charitable towards Raisuli, here a charming thug who'd just as soon behead you as break bread. Harris provides commendable analysis of Moroccan tribal politics and Sufi Islam, though his imperialist hectoring won't sit well with 21st Century readers.
August 28, 2013
An interesting memoir of life in Morocco in the late 1800s/early 1900s. The author wrote this book in kind of scattered way and anecdotally rather than discrete chapters on specific topics. It had the feel of reading the Tales of the Alhambra. Since the book was written in first person, the biases of the author clearly reflected the mentality of the time - Europeans bringing "civility" to the "heathens". Still, it was an interesting glimpse of court life of the Sultan of Morocco before the French took over.
November 19, 2015
Flashes of comic brilliance and tense derring-do that make for a fascinating read in parts, not least from a sun-lounger in modern day Morocco! The narrative voice (whether it's faithful to the facts or not) is very likeable. Alas, the book eventually trails off into seemingly endless accounts of Moroccan military and political tittle-tattle, to the point where I (unusually) gave up out of sheer boredom. A shame, as it begins so promisingly.
February 14, 2014
Very interesting, much more of a series of recollections then a linear history but it was great to read through and put things in context; also very interesting because it was through the early 1920's so had a different perspective on the French Protectorate in Morocco than we heard about when we were there.
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