Status Updates From Making Morocco: Colonial In...

Berber spoken poetry as reflective of national identity is an interesting concept.

Imagined or selective histories in Algeria (Similar to Greek history ignoring Byzantines, ignoring Arab) and Morocco allowed the French to pretend to defend a traditional state. Instead, ethno/religious separation and investment only in European areas, while raising concerns in underfunded desertification poor lands for Moroccans. Monopoly on Fertilizer, Casablanca a European, not natural port.

Have learned a lot about Moroccan governance in the pre-colonial period. Lots of poli-sci legitimacy, not a westphalian state. Core-periphery relations, recognized government that works with key stakeholders, doesn't command them.

i am so sorry but at this point i feel like i'm reading an essay that just won't end.

dropping by to say that i'm utterly fascinated by the way in which the author defines documentation to build his argument. in the last two chapters he literally used a colonial exhibition to represent the structure of the coloniser's perspective, and employed berber oral poetry to showcase how the resisted against the french invasion. deeply impressive. anyway, i'm loving this so far!!