{"product_id":"the-moroccan-soul-9781496202147","title":"The Moroccan Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBefore 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Moroccan Soul\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFueled 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This clearly written book captures the elaborate crosscurrents of its history.\"—David H. Slavin, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eFrench Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Moroccan Soul\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome contribution to the history of French imperialism in North Africa.\"—Sahar Bazzaz, \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Moroccan Soul \u003c\/i\u003ewill 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, \u003ci\u003eH-France\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceAcknowledgmentsNote 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\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867322397015,"sku":"9781496202147","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-moroccan-soul-9781496202147","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}