{"product_id":"merchants-of-essaouira-urban-society-and-imperialism-in-southwestern-morocco-1844-1886-paperback-9780521105408","title":"Merchants of Essaouira; Urban Society and Imperialism in Southwestern Morocco, 1844–1886 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521105408","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMerchants of Essaouira\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUrban Society and Imperialism in Southwestern Morocco, 1844–1886\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study of a specific city and region throws light on the problems of traditional societies in the age of European economic imperialism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel J. Schroeter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521105408, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEssaouira was founded n 1764 by Sultan Sidi Muhammad b. Abdullah as his port for developing trade with Europe. Through a group of Jewish middlemen, it served as a link between Europe, Morocco and su-Saharan Africa. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries its fame rivalled Tripoli, Tunis and Algiers. Based on extensive untapped archive in Morocco, papers of Jewish merchant houses and consular records of Britain, France and the United States, this book gives an account of the city in its heyday. Essaouira was an opening to foreign penetration, but it was also important to the Moroccan government, because potentially dissident regions became tied to its commercial and political activities. The control of the sultans was undermined as foreign powers imposed liberal trade and intervened in Moroccan affairs. This study of a specific city and region throws light on the problems of traditional societies in the age of European economic imperialism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The royal port\u003cbr\u003e 3. Merchants of the Sultan\u003cbr\u003e 4. Port and bazaar\u003cbr\u003e 5. Beyond the walls\u003cbr\u003e 6. The politics of trade\u003cbr\u003e 7. Foreign intervention and domestic reforms\u003cbr\u003e 8. The struggle for the Southwest\u003cbr\u003e 9. The people of Essaouira in pre-colonial times\u003cbr\u003e 10. The end of an era\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004989395224,"sku":"9780521105408","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521105408i.jpg?v=1694976036","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/merchants-of-essaouira-urban-society-and-imperialism-in-southwestern-morocco-1844-1886-paperback-9780521105408","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}