The present state of Morocco: a chapter of Mussulman civilisation

Durrieux Xavier D. 1868

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MOROCCO:PRESENT STATE OFTHE CHAPTERA or I CIVILISATION.MUSSULMAN %' XAYIEE DUEPJEU.BY LONDOX: BEOWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANSLONGMAN, 1854. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Page Pojmlation of Morocco.—White Slavery in Africa 1 CHAPTER II. Political and ^Municipal Government.—llilitary Organization.—Land and Sea Forces 27 CHAPTER III. Productions of the Soil.—Present state of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce 49 CHAPTER IV. Religious Creeds.—Manners and Customs.—Arts and Trades.—Public Instruction. C9 RARyT 1973 VT JOS' — INTRODUCTIOK In the following pages is presented a picture, if not complete, at least rigorously and conscientiously accurate, of the institutions, manners, and religious faith of a nation very little known in Europe, though its rich and vast territory lies at our very doors—be- tween the two most frequented seas in the world along the frontiers of French Algeria, and opposite to Spain and Gibraltar. The hour is come, however, for Europe to open for itself an entrance to this African China; and assuredly it is not the least the reproaches incurredof by the three or four that have ruled France sincec;overnments 1830, that for as long as a quarter of a century the relations of this great nation with ]Morocco should be comprised in an idle bulletin of a battle, of which the most obvious benefit has been to confer a ducal title on Marshal Bugeaud ; in two bombardments on the coasts of Atlantic andthe Mediterranean and the : a few little — VUl INTRODUCTIOX.

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• Morocco

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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MOROCCO:PRESENT STATE OFTHE
CHAPTERA
or
I
CIVILISATION.MUSSULMAN
%'
XAYIEE DUEPJEU.BY
LONDOX:
BEOWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANSLONGMAN,
1854.CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Page
Pojmlation of Morocco.—White Slavery in Africa 1
CHAPTER II.
Political and ^Municipal Government.—llilitary Organization.—Land
and Sea Forces 27
CHAPTER III.
Productions of the Soil.—Present state of Agriculture, Industry, and
Commerce 49
CHAPTER IV.
Religious Creeds.—Manners and Customs.—Arts and Trades.—Public
Instruction. C9RARyT
1973
VT
JOS'