Paperback, 8vo. , 268 pages. In French. Translated from the English by Janine Gdalia. English title: The Mellah Society: Jewish Community Life in Sherifian Morocco. Originally published in Hebrew in 1983. “The Mellah Society is a compact yet detailed and fascinating account of Jewish life in precolonial Morocco, based on the voluminous but rarely studies writings of eighteenth and nineteenth century Judeo-Moroccan sages” (from back cover of English edition) . Deshen is a Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at Tel Aviv University. SUBJECT(S) : Jew --Morocco --Social conditions. Morocco -- Ethnic relations. Very good condition. (SEF-27-17)