Winter 2006 Newsletter
LATEST PUBLICATIONS FROM THE MAGHREB
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WINTER 2006 Specials
Ma'lamat Al Maghrib (Encyclopedia of Morocco)
Volumes 19 and 20 of this encyclopedia have just appeared (February 2005). This is the most important reference work on Morocco in terms of history, civilization, culture and biography. Started twenty years ago by the late professor Muhammad Hajji this encyclopedia reflects the state of Moroccan scholarship in the fields of humanities and social sciences. This is simply a reference no specialized library can afford to ignore!
The encyclopedia is in luxury binding. Price per volume: $49.00. Get the complete set of 20 volumes for the special price of $1,060.00 (shipping not included), instead of our catalogue price $1,180.00 (offer valid until end of December 2005)
Bibliography
- King Abdulaziz Foundation, Fihris Al Matbu'at A Hajriya Al Maghribiya (Catalogue of old Moroccan publications), 2005, $12.00
- King Abdulaziz Foundation, Al Harakat Al Islamiya fi Al Buldan Al Magharibiya (Islamist movements in the Maghreb, a bibliography), 2003, $12.00
- Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Fihris Makhtutat Maktabat 'Abd Allah Gannun (catalog of manuscripts kept at the Gannun private library in Tangier), reprint 2005, $24.00
Biography
- Abdallah Laroui, Khawatir Al Sabah, vol 3 (1982-1999). Recollections by the author covering the years 1982-1999, 2005, $17.50
- Muhammad Ibn Ja'far Al Kattani, Salwat Al Anfas (biographies of eminent people in Fes until the end of the 19th century), 3 bound volumes, $88.00
- Muhammad Al Saghir Al Ifrani, Safwat mani Intashar (biographies of 16th century saints), 2004, hard cover, $ 36.00
Gender
- Isabelle Krier and Jamal Eddine El Hani, Le féminisme en miroir entre l'Orient et l'Occident, 2005, $22.00
- Soumaya N. Guessous and Chakib Guessous, Grossesses de la honte (field study on unmarried mothers in Morocco), 2005, $12.00
History
- Al Husayn Askane, Tarikh Al-Ta'lim bi Al Maghrib (history of education in medieval Morocco), 2004, $14.00
- Robert Assaraf, Une certaine histoire des juifs du Maroc (a 3 part comprehensive history of Moroccan Jews), 2005, $45.00
- Anonymous, Mafakhir Al Barbar (on the virtues of Berbers by a medieval anonymous author. The first complete edition of a basic historical source), 2005, $19.00
- Ben Mohammad Qustani, Al Wahat Al Maghribiya Qabla Al Isti'mar: Gharis Namudhajan (Moroccan oases before colonization. The case of Ghris in South East Morocco. 2005, $12.00
- Mhamed Hassine Fantar & A. Siraj, Débuts de l'Ecriture au Maghreb (Beginnings of writing in the Maghreb), 2004, $14.00
- Mohamed Hniddain, Al Makhzan wa Sus (1672-1822). The history of Sus in southern Morocco in its relation with the central state, 2005, $28.00
Human Rights
- Abdallah Laroui, Le Maroc de Hassan II: un témoignage, 2005, $22.00
- Malika Zeghal, Les islamistes marocains: le défi à la monarchie, 2005, $22.00
- Nour Eddine Saoudi, Femmes-prison: parcours croisés, 2005, $14.00
- Abdelfetah Fakihani, Le couloir: bribes de verité sur les années de plomb (Testimony on arbitrary detention under Hassan II), 2005, $16.00
- Remald, Tanzim Al Qada' fi Al Maghrib, 2 volumes (the judicial system in Morocco), 2005, $38.00
- Nour Eddine Saoudi, Femmes-Prison: Parcours croisés (women in Moroccan prisons), 2005, $12.00
Islam & the Challenges of the 21st Century
- Mohamed Talbi, Réflexion d'un musulman contemporain, 2005, $6.00
- King Abdulaziz Foundation, Enseigner la religion aujourd'hui, 2005, $12.00
Language
- Salim Jay, Le dictionnaire des écrivains marocains, 2005, $26.00
- Fatima Sadiqi & Moha Naji, A Grammar of Amazigh, 2004, $12.00 (also available in French)
- Meftah Ameur & A. Boumalk, Standardisation de l'Amazighe (uniformization of Berber dialects), 2004, $12.00
Travel Literature
- Idris Al Ju'aidi Al Salawi, Ithaaf Al Akhyar bi Ghara'ib Al Akhbar (Moroccan embassy to France, Belgium, Britain and Italy in 1876), 2004, $38.00
- Ibn Al 'Atiq Ma Al 'Aynayn, Al Rihla Al Ma'iniya (1938). Pilgrimage account by a West Saharan scholar in 1938. 2004, $28.00
- Mutafa Al jawhari, Al Rahalat Al Maghribiya Al Dakhiliya 1912-1956 (domestic travel accounts in Morocco between 1912 and 1956), 2005, $18.00
Reprints
- ARCHIVES MAROCAINES, collection of 34 volumes published by the Mission Scientifique du Maroc between 1904 and 1936. A mine of information and intelligence on Morocco during the early 20th century which no specialized library can afford to miss. The whole set in paperback, Special offer for Winter 2006: $ 2,800.00
- LES ARCHIVES BERBERES, collection of 4 volumes published by the French Protectorate between 1915 and 1920. The publication is totally devoted to the study of Moroccan Berber society. Special offer for Winter 2006: $650.00
- S. Gsell, Histoire ancienne de l'Afrique du nord, 8 volumes, reprint 2005, $1,410
- Dr. F. Weisgerber, Au Seuil du Maroc Moderne, hard cover, reprint, 2004, $36.00
Travel Accounts
- Idris Al Ju'aidi Al Salawi, Ithaaf Al Akhyar bi Ghara'ib Al Akhbar (Moroccan embassy to France, Belgium, Britain and Italy in 1876), 2004, $38.00
- Ibn Al 'Atiq Ma Al 'Aynayn, Al Rihla Al Ma'iniya (1938). Pilgrimage account by a West Sharan scholar in 1938. 2004, $28.00
Society
- Muhammad Al 'Uthmani, Alwah Jazula wa Al Tashri' Al Islami (Berber customary law in the Sus and its relation to the Shari'a), 2004, 21.50
- Abdelilah Belmlih, Al Riqq fi Bilad Al Maghrib wa Al Andalus (Slavery in medieval Maghreb and Andalus), 2004, $38.00
- Sidi Brahim de Massa, Relation de Sidi Brahim de Massa: histoire du Sous au XIXe siècle (with texts in Amazigh, English, French and Arabic), 2004, $17.00
- Emile Laoust, Amazigh Words and Things (Translation from French), 2004, $9.00
- Ahmed Ahermouch, Droits coutumiers Amazigh (Texts in French and Arabic on Berber customary law), 2005, $11.50
- Mohamed Alahyane, Etudes anthropologiques en Anti-Atlas occidental, 2004, $9.00
- Mohamed Khachani, Les marocains d'ailleurs: la question migratoire à l'épreuve du partenariat euro-marocain, 2005, $17.00
- Dominique Caubet, Shouf Shouf Hollanda! Des artistes maroco-hollandais sur la scène culturelle néerlandaise (Artists of Moroccan origin in the cultural life of the netherlands), 2005, 18.00
Sufism
- Muhammad Al 'Adluni, Al Tasawwuf Al Andalusi, 2004, $22.00
MANUSCRIPT CATALOGUES
Moroccan libraries, both public and private, are the richest in the Maghreb when it comes to Arabic manuscripts. Recently a number of catalogues have been published, especially for private and regional libraries the contents of which have remained unknown to researchers. Now you have the possibility of acquiring the latest of these catalogues (for others go to our website and search for "manuscript")
- Ministry of culture, Fihris Makhtutat al Jami' al Kabir bi Maknas (manuscript catalogue of the great mosque in Meknes), 2004, $18.00
- Ministry of Awqaf, Dalil Makhtutat al Khizanat al Hubusiya (catalogue of manuscripts kept in the various mosque and zawiya libraries throughout Morocco), 2001, 2 volumes, $44.00
- Ministry of Awqaf, Dalil Makhtutat al Jami' al Kabir bi Taza (manuscript catalogue of the great mosque library in Taza), 2002, 2 volumes, $44.00
Other manuscript catalogues include the famous Qarawiyin library in Fez, the Ibn Yusuf library in Marrakech, the private library of Allal Al Fasi in Rabat and many more (see our website or contact
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§ ETUDES MAGHREBINES, a bibliographical survey of Maghrebi publications. Issue #19 (2005) is devoted to historical research in Morocco and, as usual, reports on the latest publications in the North African countries. $11.00 (annual subscription available).
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