{"product_id":"weaving-political-time-in-morocco-the-imaginary-of-the-state-in-the-neoliberal-age-9780197816684","title":"Weaving Political Time in Morocco: The Imaginary of the State in the Neoliberal Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Béatrice Hibou | Mohamed Tozy | Katharine Throssell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnalyses of state power in Morocco have always been mired in exoticism or exceptionalism. The Kingdom is said to be a prototype of political immobility; a country caught in the authoritarian and conservative grip of its monarch, known as the \"Commander of the Faithful;\" a state in need of democratization, but also a bastion of moderate Islam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on thirty years of fieldwork, interviews and extensive primary documentation, B�atrice Hibou and Mohamed Tozy reveal how demographic, political and cultural changes have transformed Morocco's government and modes of domination, from its pre-colonial past to the present. Interrogating the ideas of 'Empire' and 'Nation-state' as particular forms of rule, they examine the legacy of the centuries-long Sharifian Empire, in relation to the contemporary neoliberal government. They show how imperial traditions and the modern state co-exist today, in an intricate tapestry of seemingly contradictory power relations, different understandings of legitimacy, and competing visions of authority, sovereignty and responsibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the work of Max Weber and Michel Foucault, \u003cem\u003eWeaving Political Time in Morocco\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive, comparative examination of the evolution and continuities of state power in this complex North African country.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779318071447,"sku":"9780197816684","price":3662.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780197816684.webp?v=1778035393","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/weaving-political-time-in-morocco-the-imaginary-of-the-state-in-the-neoliberal-age-9780197816684","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}