Nationalism and Jewish Identity in Morocco: A History of a Minority Community

by Kristin Hissong

Book Overview

Moroccan Jews can trace their heritage in Morocco back 2000 years. In French Protectorate Morocco (1912-56) there was a community of over 200,000 Jews, but today only a small minority remains.
This book writes Morocco's rich Jewish heritage back into the protectorate period. The book explains why, in the years leading to independence, the country came to construct a national identity that centered on the Arab-Islamic notions of its past and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755639367
• ISBN13: 9780755639366
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"