The sultan's communists : Moroccan Jews and the politics of belonging /

A history of Jews in Morocco from the 1930s through the 1970s, this book traces how Jewish communists went from being outsiders (even pariahs) vis-à-vis the Makhzan to being embraced as the "Sultan's communists." Her narrative offers welcome nuance to our understanding of how Jews in...

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Main Author: Heckman, Alma Rachel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]
Series:Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
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Summary:A history of Jews in Morocco from the 1930s through the 1970s, this book traces how Jewish communists went from being outsiders (even pariahs) vis-à-vis the Makhzan to being embraced as the "Sultan's communists." Her narrative offers welcome nuance to our understanding of how Jews in Morocco were and are viewed, by their non-Jewish neighbors, by the Moroccan government, by American Jewish organizations and even by tourists and scholars.
Physical Description:xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781503613805
1503613801