In this work by seasoned scholar Lawrence Rosen, we follow the fascinating intellectual developments of four ordinary Moroccans over the span of 40 years. Walking and talking with Haj Hamed Britel, Yaghnik Driss, Hussein Qadir, and Shimon Benizri - in a country that, in a little over a century, has gone from an underdeveloped colonial outpost to a modern Arab country in the throes of economic growth and religious fervour - Rosen details a fascinating plurality of viewpoints on culture, history, and the ways both can be dramatically transformed. Through the intellectual lives of these four men, this book explores a number of interpretative and theoretical issues that have made Arab culture distinct, especially in relationship to the West: how nothing is ever hard and fast, how everything is relational and always a product of negotiation
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue: A World of Difference -- Committed to Memory: Haj Hamed Britel -- A Midmost Nation: Yaghnik Driss -- Courier of the Horizons: Hussein ou Muhammad Qadir -- A Nation among Nations: Shimon Benizri -- Epilogue: Making a Difference -- Acknowledgments -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Additional Captions -- Index.
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