As Saffar (23 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. COVER SHOWS SOME GENERAL WEAR, SUCH AS SCRATCHES, RUBBING, STAINING, STICKER AND/OR GLUE RESIDUE AND CREASES. BOOK HAS SOME HIGHLIGHTING AND/OR UNDERLINING OF TEXT AND WRITING/NOTATIONS IN THE MARGINS. BUT REMAINS IN GOOD READABLE CONDITION. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects. …

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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Disorienting Encounters presents the remarkable travel narrative of Moroccan scholar Muhammad as-Saffar, who journeyed to France in the mid-19th century and documented his cultural impressions with clarity and depth. Translated and edited by Susan Gilson.

Condition: Like new. HETR5804 Disorienting Encouners,Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France 1845-1846, Muhammad As-Saffar, Translated & Edited by Susan Gilson Miller, University of California Press, 1992, 1st Printing, sc, b&w, 244 pages, 9"x6" 0 520 07462 9.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A few illustrations. The Voyage of Muhammad As-Saffar. Translated and Edited by Susan Gilson Miller. 244pp. Wrappers. Slight wear o/w in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pale scattered foxing to upper page edges, otherwise square and tight, unmarked hardcover in full cloth binding. 244pp. Very nice jacket now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Disorienting Encounters, 14: Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France in 1845-1846. the Voyage of Muhammad As-Saffar (Paperback or Softback).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Fine hardcover in fine dust jacket. [xx] 244 pp. Maps; illus; index. Ships fast with tracking.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In December of 1845, Muhammad as-Saffar was sent by the reigning Moroccan sultan on a special diplomatic mission to Paris. During the journey, as-Saffar took careful notes and upon his return he hurriedly wrote this travel account.Why was the sultan, descendent of the Prophet Muhammad, and head of a dynasty that had ruled Morocco for more than two hundred years, so eager to read this account Perhaps he thought it would illuminate some troubling matters: how the French acquired their power and their mastery over nature; how they led their daily lives, educated their children, treated their women and servants. In short, the sultan wanted to know the condition of French civilization and why it differed from his. As-Saffar provided the answers.Moreover, as we read the account, Muhammad as-Saffar comes alive for us. We see him reflecting on the beauty of women, contorting during his ritual ablutions, and suffering from boredom at endless dinners. His opinions and ideas infuse every page. For him the journey was more than a catalog of curiosities; it was a transforming experience. Given our very limited knowledge of the time and the absence of other voices that speak with equal clarity, this travel account enlarges our understanding of the relationship between nineteenth-century Morocco and France.…