In this Book
- Moroccan Mirages: Agrarian Dreams and Deceptions, 1912-1986
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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.
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Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- p. x
- List of Tables
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xv
- Note on Transliteration
- pp. xvi-xvii
- Abbreviations
- p. xviii
- Introduction
- pp. 3-12
- Part I: 1912-1932
- 1. In Search of the Granary of Rome
- pp. 15-35
- 2. Not a Drop of Water to the Sea
- pp. 36-56
- Part II: The 1930s
- 3. The California Dream
- pp. 59-77
- 4. One Million Hectares by the Year 2000
- pp. 78-108
- Part III: 1940-1986
- 5. Pioneering Morocco's Development Formula
- pp. 111-142
- 6. Fulfilling the Colonial Vision
- pp. 143-185
- Summary and Conclusion
- pp. 186-192
- Epilogue: Policy by Illusion
- pp. 193-196
- Sources and Bibliography
- pp. 197-212