The purpose of this research is to examine the socio-economic legacies of the
French Protectorate in Morocco and the attitude of modern-day Moroccans to that
legacy, through a series of in-depth interviews with a wide range of people who lived
through colonialism and came after it.
I use these interviews alongside documents of the time and the findings of
contemporary commentators to chart the establishment of the Protectorate's social
and economic policies in Morocco and how they destroyed the traditional
infrastructure and cultural heritage of the country to replace them by a more - modern
and civilised - westernised system. I argue that, although some good did come from
French colonialism in Morocco, these policies were not viable and so, when
decolonisation came about, the country was unable to sustain itself and, therefore,
had no choice but to continue to look to France both financially and educationally.
Through highlighting how France transformed every aspect of Moroccan life to match
that of la Métropole, this research shows why Moroccans find it so hard to shake off
their colonial past, why they continue to use the French language in business, politics and education and why, unless Morocco steps out of the shadow of its former
occupier, and make its own way in the world, they feel it will never be truly
independent.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/5772 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Bahij, Aicha A. |
| Contributors | Green, Tim, Price, Munro |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, School of Social and International Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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