Beginning with Morocco's incorporation into the Roman Empire, this is a tale of powerful empires, fearsome pirates, a bloody struggle against colonialism and an equally hard-won independence. It charts Morocco's uneasy passage to the twenty-first century, and reflects on the nation of citizens that is finally emerging from a diverse population of Arabs, Berbers and Africans." "The story of a country at the crossroads of two continents, this history of Morocco provides a glimpse of an imperial world of which only the architectural treasures remain, and a profound insight into the economic, political and cultural influences that will shape this country's future.

Moroccan origins -- Islamic Morocco -- Imperial Morocco -- Tribal Morocco -- Sharifian Morocco -- Alawi Morocco -- Precolonial Morocco -- Colonial Morocco -- Independent Morocco.