Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Figures x
5. Tables xi
6. Acknowledgments xiii
7. Note on Transliteration xvi
8. Abbreviations xviii
9. Introduction 1
10. PART I: 1912-1932
11. 1. In Search of the Granary of Rome 15
12. 2. Not a Drop of Water to the Sea 36
13. PART II: THE 1930s
14. 3. The California Dream 59
15. 4. One Million Hectares by the Year 2000 78
16. PART III: 1940-1986
17. 5. Pioneering Morocco's Development Formula 111
18. 6. Fulfilling the Colonial Vision 143
19. Summary and Conclusion 186
20. Epilogue: Policy by Illusion 193
21. Sources and Bibliography 197
22. Index 213