Cosmopolitan Desire
Transcultural Dialogues and Antiterrorism in Morocco

An in depth look at how globalization affects Western and Moslem cultures in Morocco. In the Alterations Series.

Foster's timely work looks at globalization processes and the transformations that occur within a diverse society. He investigates the multicultural blend of Western and Moslem cultures in Morocco, showing how a multicultural society deals with differences, e.g., how urban secularized Moslems constitute their identities, and how they present themselves to non-Moslem Westerners. Foster's work is about close encounters-he captures the dialogues between individuals and their resistance to intolerance. He offers a combination of narrative & life history, timely investigation of the intercultural problems facing Westerners & Moslims, and a consideration of the broader psychological and political forces at work in a multicultural society. His ethnography is a rich resource for anthropologists and African studies researchers.

1 Theater 2 Poetics of Place 3 Cafe Table 4 Symbolic Wounds 5 Possible Cosmopolitans 6 The Predicament of Difference