Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua, 1893-1956
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Set in the medieval city of Marrakesh and the majestic kasbahs of the High Atlas mountains, `Lords of the Atlas' tells the extraordinary story of the Madani and T'hami el Glaoui, warlord brothers who carved out a feudal fiefdom in southern Morocco in the early twentieth century. Quislings of the French colonial administration, they combined the aggression of gangland mobsters with the opulence of hereditary Indian princes, and ruled with a mixture of flamboyance and terror. On returning from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, T'hami ordered the severed heads of his enemies to be mounted on his gates. Yet...
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- Pages: 272 pages
- ISBN: 9781585746330 / 1585746339
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 25 ratingsAuthor's introduction to MoroccoTable of Principal EventsGeneologyColour photographs generously dotted through the text.Opening Quote:For queries on an empty page;For rams and expiated sin;For desert dust and falcon's cryFor tempest in a ruined... Maxwell does a great job of showing how each characters (French, Glaoua and Sultan's) defects creates Morocco's civil unrest, which seems impossible to overcome. This book brought so many emotions, including tears to my eyes. It was a brilliant read whilst was travelling to Marrakech and the High Atlas Mountains. A fantastic historical... Disappointing. The first few chapters are almost all quotes from other writers about Morocco's history. I may go back later, skimming the later chapters there seems to be a greater preponderance of Maxwell's own writing.
