Description
Book SynopsisBefore French conquest, education played an important role in Moroccan society as a means of cultural reproduction and as a form of cultural capital that defined a person's social position. Primarily religious and legal in character, the Moroccan educational system did not pursue European educational ideals. Following the French conquest of Morocco, however, the French established a network of colonial schools for Moroccan Muslims designed to further the agendas of the conquerors. The Moroccan Soul examines the history of the French education system in colonial Morocco, the development of French conceptions about the Moroccan Soul, and the effect of these ideas on pedagogy, policy making, and politics.
Fueled in large part by French conceptions of Moroccanness as a static, natural, and neatly bounded identity, colonial schooling was designed to minimize conflict by promoting the consent of the colonized. This same colonial school system, however, was al
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"This clearly written book captures the elaborate crosscurrents of its history."—David H. Slavin, American Historical Review
"Segalla should be congratulated for an enlightening study that stimulates the reader's mind far beyond the topic suggested in the title."—Samia I. Spencer, French Review
"The Moroccan Soul is a welcome contribution to the history of French imperialism in North Africa."—Sahar Bazzaz, The Historian
"The Moroccan Soul will offer much to both undergraduate and graduate audiences. It should command the attention of all historians of empire and historians of education, and anyone interested in the modern construction and reconstruction of French and Moroccan identities."—John Strachan, H-France
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote on Arabic SpellingsList of Abbreviations Used in the Text 1. Empire and Education2. An Uncertain Beginning3. The West African Connection4. A New Pedagogy for Morocco?5. A Psychological Ethnology6. "A Worker Proletariat with a Dangerous Mentality"7. Elite Demands8. Nests of Nationalism9. Legacies and Reversals NotesBibliographyIndex
