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Moroccan households in the world economy

labor and inequality in a Berber Village

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"In the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, far from the hustle and noise of urban centers, lies a village made of mud and rock, barely discernible from the surrounding landscape. Yet a closer look reveals a carefully planned community of homes nestled above the trees, where rock slides are least frequent, and steep terraces of barley fields situated just above spring flood level. The Berber-speaking Muslims who live and farm on these precipitous mountainsides work together at the arduous task of irrigating the fields during the dry season, continuing a long tradition of managing land, labor, and other essential resources collectively. In Moroccan Households in the World Economy, David Crawford provides a detailed study of the rhythms of highland Berber life, from the daily routines of making a living in such a demanding environment to the relationships between individuals, the community, and the national economy." "In this classic village-level study that nevertheless engages with the realities of contemporary migration, Crawford succinctly summarizes common perceptions and misperceptions about the community while providing a salient critique of the global expansion of capital. This beautifully observed ethnography challenges assumptions about how Western economic processes transfer to other contexts and pulls the reader into an exotic world of smoke-filled kitchens, dirt-floored rooms, and communal roof top meals - a world every bit as fascinating as it is instructive."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
210

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Table of Contents

A place in time
Intimate matrices
Household inequality
Arranging the bones
Seeing and being seen by the state
Globalization begins at home.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Baton Rouge

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
339.2/20964
Library of Congress
HC810.Z9 I516 2008, HC810.Z9I516 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
210

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16819462M
Internet Archive
moroccanhousehol0000craw
ISBN 13
9780807133729
LCCN
2008017782
OCLC/WorldCat
221151665
Goodreads
6989611

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