Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ushered in an era of New Journalism; "An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. "An astonishing book" (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey; his Merry Pranksters; LSD; and the 1960s.
#8322550 in Books 1999-02-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.52 x .80 x 5.86l; .77 #File Name: 031221152X192 pages
Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A most interesting workBy Seth J. FrantzmanTHis wonderful short work delves deep inside the use of Slaves in Morrocco during the 19th century. using many texts and personal insights the author weaves a convincing web of the many factes of slavery. From chapters on family life to sexuality; including chapters on the eslavement and kidnapping of the slaves and explaining the differences between practices in rural areas and urban this is a fascinating work. The author is encumbered by a concern not to offend so he slices through the subject with zeal; revealing how pregnant female slaves were beaten; explaining that abortion was more common then thought and startling the reader with his descriptions of the African women with 'bodies seemingly designed for pleasure'.Making use of a veriety of sources from palace records to individual letters; common accounts and colonial writings; this scholarship far surpases most work on the subject. By far the most illuminating account of slavery in Muslim soceities; although a narrow work it serves a smirror not only for other scholarship on the subject but also for the apologists who regard slavery in Muslim societies as a noble ideal. A must read.Seth J. Frantzman
