Rifian Society, Culture and Politics in Mediterranean Morocco - Rifians, Culture and Politics

This book explores the Moroccan Rif and the city of Al Hoceima, combining local voices and ethnographic insights to provide a comprehensive and unique overview of the multifaceted dynamics of the Mediterranean region.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Land, the men 2. Relations with the socio-political Other 3. Maritime and montane economies of the Rif and the role of Al Hoceima 4. Ethnography of Rifian migration: cause and effect 5. Impacts on Rifian society 6. Al Hoceima: transformations of a place 7. Political actors and the changing city Conclusions

About the author

Stefan Festini Cucco is a social and cultural anthropologist, research fellow and lecturer at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. He holds a joint PhD from the Universities of Salento and Cologne. His main research interests are society, culture, politics, and the environment. He is currently conducting research on human-animal-plant relationships, perceptions of ecosystems and biodiversity, and grasslands and transhumance in the Alps and the Mediterranean.

Summary

This book explores the Moroccan Rif and the city of Al Hoceima, combining local voices and ethnographic insights to provide a comprehensive and unique overview of the multifaceted dynamics of the Mediterranean region.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Festini Cucco
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032679273
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3267927-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Morocco, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies