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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Encounters
- Genre
- Travel
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- France
- ISBN
- 9780520074613
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520074610
ISBN-13
9780520074613
eBay Product ID (ePID)
877866
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Disorienting Encounters : Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France in 1845-1846. the Voyage of Muhammad As-Saffar
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Subject
Europe / France, Europe / General, Middle East / General, Sociology / Urban
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Social Science, History
Series
Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
90-026314
Series Volume Number
14
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Abbreviations I. Introduction II. The Text ONE Prologue TWO Our Journey by Land from Marseille to Paris THREE The City of Paris FOUR Their Food and Customs at the Table FIVE Our Stay in This City SIX Epilogue Sources and Selected Bibliography Index of Names and Subjects Index of Arabic Terms
Synopsis
In December of 1845, Muhammad as-Saffar was sent by the reigning Moroccan sultan on a special diplomatic mission to Paris. During the journey, as-Saffar took careful notes and upon his return he hurriedly wrote this travel account. Why was the sultan, descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, and head of a dynasty that had ruled Morocco for more than two hundred years, so eager to read this account? Perhaps he thought it would illuminate some troubling matters: how the French acquired their power and their mastery over nature; how they led their daily lives, educated their children, treated their women and servants. In short, the sultan wanted to know the condition of French civilization and why it differed from his. As-Saffar provided the answers. Moreover, as we read the account, Muhammad as-Saffar comes alive for us. We see him reflecting on the beauty of women, contorting during his ritual ablutions, and suffering from boredom at endless dinners. His opinions and ideas infuse every page. For him the journey was more than a catalog of curiosities; it was a transforming experience. Given our very limited knowledge of the time and the absence of other voices that speak with equal clarity, this travel account enlarges our understanding of the relationship between nineteenth-century Morocco and France.
LC Classification Number
DC707.S13 1991
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