Moroccan Mirages : : Agrarian Dreams and Deceptions, 1912-1986 / / Will Davis Swearingen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Swearingen, Will Davis,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 822
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.)

Morocco's future is threatened politically and economically by a growing agricultural crisis. Will Swearingen locates the roots of this crisis in French dreams for the jewel" of their colonial empire. He demonstrates that, with disastrous results, contemporary Moroccan leaders are fulfilling a colonial vision, implementing policies and plans drafted during the protectorate period.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I: 1912-1932 -- 1. In Search of the Granary of Rome -- 2. Not a Drop of Water to the Sea -- PART II: THE 1930s -- 3. The California Dream -- 4. One Million Hectares by the Year 2000 -- PART III: 1940-1986 -- 5. Pioneering Morocco's Development Formula -- 6. Fulfilling the Colonial Vision -- Summary and Conclusion -- Epilogue: Policy by Illusion -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index