Mohammed Ennaji holds a doctorate in economics and is professor at Mohammed V University in Morocco. A historian, writer and journalist, he is an active proponent of culture in Morocco, where he organizes various cultural events, including international conferences and festivals. He is the author of several studies and books, including Serving the Master: Slavery and Society in Nineteenth-Century Morocco (1999).
Foreword Paul E. Lovejoy
Introduction: the sources and structures of the bond of authority
1. The deadly lie, or the death announcement
2. The battleground of servitude: an illusory freedom
3. Open-air servitude
4. The master of heaven and the master of earth
5. The king and his subjects
6. The king and his entourage
7. The threshold of the king, or the weapon of forced servitude
Conclusion: between heaven and earth.
Foreword Paul E. Lovejoy; Introduction: the sources and structures of the bond of authority; 1. The deadly lie, or the death announcement; 2. The battleground of servitude: an illusory freedom; 3. Open-air servitude; 4. The master of heaven and the master of earth; 5. The king and his subjects; 6. The king and his entourage; 7. The threshold of the king, or the weapon of forced servitude; Conclusion: between heaven and earth.