
From Berber State to Moroccan Empire: The Glory of Fez Under the Marinids
Jeff Koehler
Maya Shatzmiller.
Markus Wiener Publishers, 2017.
“This book studies how the Berbers participated in the process of the state’s formation in the medieval Maghreb, while at the same time resisting uniformity and conformity to cultural norms and institutions, through which acculturation was enforced.”
—Excerpt from From Berber State to Moroccan Empire, by Maya Shatzmiller
—Excerpt from From Berber State to Moroccan Empire, by Maya Shatzmiller
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