Beyond Casablanca
Author: Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004-11-25
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0253217199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating journey through the world of Moroccan cinema.
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Author: Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004-11-25
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0253217199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating journey through the world of Moroccan cinema.
Author: Jennifer C. Garlen
Publisher: Ideas Into Books Westview
Published: 2012-09-01
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781937763596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an age of streaming video and booming DVD production, viewers have access to more old movies than ever before, but the number of choices can be staggering. "Beyond Casablanca" offers thoughtful reviews of 100 classic films worth watching, including silent and foreign pictures, musicals, dramas, comedies, Westerns, and even science fiction and horror. From cult classics to Oscar winners, readers will find movies for every taste and mood.
Author: Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780253344625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating journey through the world of Moroccan cinema.
Author: M. A. Tazi
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 433
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Susan Gilson Miller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-04-08
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 113961911X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMorocco is notable for its stable and durable monarchy, its close ties with the West, its vibrant cultural life and its centrality to regional politics. This book, by distinguished historian Susan Gilson Miller, offers a richly documented survey of modern Moroccan history. Arguing that pragmatism rather than ideology has shaped the monarchy's response to crisis, the book begins with the French invasion of Algeria in 1830 and Morocco's abortive efforts at reform, the duel with colonial powers and the loss of independence in 1912, the burdens and benefits of France's forty-four year dominion and the stunning success of the nationalist movement leading to independence in 1956. In the post-independence era, the book traces the monarchy's gradual monopolization of power and the resulting political paralysis, with a postscript bringing events up to 2012. This concise, readable book will inform and enthral students and all those searching for the background to present-day events in the region.
Author: Meredith Hindley
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2017-10-10
Total Pages: 693
ISBN-13: 1610394062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis rollicking and panoramic history of Casablanca during the Second World War sheds light on the city as a key hub for European and American powers, and a place where spies, soldiers, and political agents exchanged secrets and vied for control. In November 1942, as a part of Operation Torch, 33,000 American soldiers sailed undetected across the Atlantic and stormed the beaches of French Morocco. Seventy-four hours later, the Americans controlled the country and one of the most valuable wartime ports: Casablanca. In the years preceding, Casablanca had evolved from an exotic travel destination to a key military target after France's surrender to Germany. Jewish refugees from Europe poured in, hoping to obtain visas and passage to the United States and beyond. Nazi agents and collaborators infiltrated the city in search of power and loyalty. The resistance was not far behind, as shopkeepers, celebrities, former French Foreign Legionnaires, and disgruntled bureaucrats formed a network of Allied spies. But once in American hands, Casablanca became a crucial logistical hub in the fight against Germany -- and the site of Roosevelt and Churchill's demand for "unconditional surrender." Rife with rogue soldiers, power grabs, and diplomatic intrigue, Destination Casablanca is the riveting and untold story of this glamorous city--memorialized in the classic film that was rush-released in 1942 to capitalize on the drama that was unfolding in North Africa at the heart of World War II.
Author: Noah Isenberg
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017-02-14
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0393243133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Los Angeles Times bestseller A New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice” Selection “Even the die-hardest Casablanca fan will find in this delightful book new ways to love the movie they were certain they could never love more.” —Sam Wasson, best-selling author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Casablanca is “not one movie,” Umberto Eco once quipped; “it is ‘movies.’” Film historian Noah Isenberg’s We’ll Always Have Casablanca offers a rich account of the film’s origins, the myths and realities behind its production, and the reasons it remains so revered today, over seventy-five years after its premiere.
Author: Augustus Henry Keane
Publisher:
Published: 1907
Total Pages: 690
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Publisher:
Published: 1907
Total Pages: 674
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 684
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