Disorienting Encounters Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France in 1845-1846. The Voyage of Muhammad As-Saffar

Name: Disorienting Encounters Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France in 1845-1846. The Voyage of Muhammad As-Saffar
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ISBN: 9780520074620

ISBN-10: 0520074629

ISBN-13: 9780520074620

Edition: 1992

Authors: Muhammed As-Saffar, Susan Gilson Miller, Susan G. Miller

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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…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/14/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.57" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English