Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956

Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956

by Gavin Maxwell (Author)

Synopsis

the greatest Moroccan travel book of all time:vital reading for the new upmarket Marrakesh tourism - one of the bibles of British twentieth-century Orientalism - by the author of A Ring of Bright Water - describes the extraordinary medieval nature of Morocco in the twentieth century, focussing on a family who combined the lethal elegance of gangland mobsters with the opulent charm of hereditary Indian princes, fed by a monopoly in drugs and prostitution - a perennial classic for the backlist which will sell and sell - POS material available

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 320
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
Published: 24 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 0907871143
ISBN 13: 9780907871149

Media Reviews
Contains may superb color photographs that enhance Maxwell's lively narrative. -- Library Journal