Vol. 10 No. 021 (2024): Issue 021

غلاف العدد 21 من دورية أسطور

Issue 21 of Ostour for Historical Studies (2024) includes the following studies and articles: “A Thematic Reading of Ancient Historical Geography: North Africa through Pliny's Natural History as a Case Study” (Zakaria Bokjij, Saïd El Bouzidi); “Transformations of the Urban Area in Volubilis during the Mauretanian Period” (Nabil Zairi); “The Iconographic Debate between the Umayyads and Byzantines between the Second Half of the 7th Century and the Beginning of the 8th Century CE: Ideological and Political Implications” (Moez Omri); “The Cultural and Religious History of Modern Morocco” (Lotfi Bouchentouf); “Between Empires and Nation: Memories of the Great War and Iraqi National Identity” (Dina Khoury); “Subsistence Crises in Tangier during the Protectorate (1912-1956)” (Nabil Touihri); “Memory and History in Modern and Contemporary Morocco” (Abdelaaziz Ettahiri); “A Critique of Local History: The Return of the Longue Durée from an Anglo-American Perspective” (David Armitage, Jo Guldi); “Hamdan Khoja’s Opinions on the Question of Algeria in His Correspondence to the Sublime Porte (1834-1835)” (Kheireddine Saidi); “Book review The Historical Roots of the Maghreb, The Dialectic of Power, Society, and Sphere” (Hasan Hafdi Aloui); “Between Two Temporalities: A Reading into the Past of Globalization” (Lotfi Aïssa); “Innovations and Religion in Morocco in the 19th and 20th Centuries” (Ahmed Elhabchi).

Published: 2024-01-01

Studies

  • A Thematic Reading of Ancient Historical Geography: North Africa through Pliny's Natural History as a Case Study

    Authors: Zakaria Bokjij, Saïd El Bouzidi
    7-29

    During the 15 th century, a movement to translate Greek and Roman books began in Europe. Written Greek and Roman patrimony formed an important intellectual foundation for modern Western...

  • Transformations of the Urban Area in Volubilis during the Mauretanian Period

    Author: Nabil Zairi
    30-47

    This article presents a new critical reading of the results of archaeological research focused on studying the buildings of Volubilis during the Mauretanian period. This work highlights the...

  • The Iconographic Debate between the Umayyads and Byzantines between the Second Half of the 7th Century and the Beginning of the 8th Century CE: Ideological and Political Implications

    Author: Moez Omri
    48-67

    This research examines the iconographic dialogue between the Umayyads and the Byzantines and its ideological and political connotations. It works within a framework based on the history of...

  • The Cultural and Religious History of Modern Morocco

    Author: Lotfi Bouchentouf
    68-67

    Research on the history of modern Morocco has undergone significant development since the 1960s. This paper reviews the writings of non-Moroccans during the French protectorate in the early...

  • Between Empires and Nation: Memories of the Great War and Iraqi National Identity

    Author: Dina Khoury
    81-102

    Research on the history of modern Morocco has undergone significant development since the 1960s. This paper reviews the writings of non-Moroccans during the French protectorate in the early...

  • Subsistence Crises in Tangier during the Protectorate (1912-1956)

    Author: Nabil Touihri
    103-119

    This paper sheds light on the subsistence crises in Tangier throughout the first half of the twentieth century, a period rocked by national and international conditions. In the country, rapid...

  • Memory and History in Modern and Contemporary Morocco

    Author: Abdelaaziz Ettahiri
    120-141

    The importance of memory in historical knowledge increased after World War II, including in Morocco. Following the era dominated by colonial writing, historians began writing a national history...

Documents and Texts

  • Hamdan Khoja’s Opinions on the Question of Algeria in His Correspondence to the Sublime Porte (1834-1835)

    Author: Kheireddine Saidi
    215-234

    Hamdan bin Othman Khoja occupies a significant status in the modern history of Algeria due to his active involvement in several key events during the early French occupation. Consequently, he...

Translations

  • A Critique of Local History: The Return of the Longue Durée from an Anglo-American Perspective

    Authors: David Armitage, Jo Guldi
    145-179

    This study discusses the recent return of the longue durée in historical research, as a major type of historical analysis that prioritizes major issues and global history. In the many years of...

Book Reviews

  • Book review The Historical Roots of the Maghreb, The Dialectic of Power, Society, and Sphere

    Author: Hasan Hafdi Aloui
    183-194

    Author: Mohamed Hassan. Book Title: The Historical Roots of the Maghreb: The Dialectic of Power, Society, and Space (During the First and Second Hijri Centuries / Seventh and Eighth Gregorian...

  • Between Two Temporalities: A Reading into the Past of Globalization

    Author: Lotfi Aïssa
    195-204

    Book Title: The History of the World in the Fifteenth Century. Author: Patrick Boucheron [et al.]. Translation: Lotfi Bouchentouf. Publisher: King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Islamic Studies and...

  • Innovations and Religion in Morocco in the 19th and 20th Centuries

    Author: Ahmed Elhabchi

    Book Title: Innovations and Religious Affairs in Morocco During the 19th and 20th Centuries. Author: Ahmed El Mekkawi. Publisher: Tangier: Akora Publishing and Distribution. Year of Publication:...