Title The mellah of Marrakesh : Jewish and Muslim space in Morocco's red city / Emily Gottreich

Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Indiana series in Middle East studies Indiana series in Middle East studies. Contents Mellahization -- Counting Jews in Marrakesh -- Muslims and Jewish space -- Jews and Muslim space -- Hinterlands Summary "[The Mellah of Marrakesh] captures the vibrancy of Jewish society in Marrakesh in the tumultuous last decades prior to colonial rule and in the first decades of life in the colonial era. Although focused on the Jewish community, it offers a compelling portrait of the political, social, and economic issues confronting all of Morocco and sets a new standard for urban social history."--Dale F. EickelmanWeaving together threads from Jewish history and Islamic urban studies, The Mellah of Marrakesh situates Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-195) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL SUBJECT Muslim gnd Subject Jews -- Morocco -- Marrakech -- History Jewish ghettos -- Morocco -- Marrakech -- History -- 19th century City and town life -- Morocco -- Marrakech -- History -- 19th century City and town life Ethnic relations Jewish ghettos Jews Social conditions Judenviertel Soziale Situation SUBJECT Marrakech (Morocco) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Marrakech (Morocco) -- Ethnic relations Subject Morocco -- Marrakech Marrakesch Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0253112176 9780253112170

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