Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas

This article is the result of an exploratory survey undertaken in Morocco in 2011, in the rural bazaars (souks) of the Middle Atlas region and in the city of Casablanca. The traders’ stands in rural bazaars display globalised merchandise along with national and local products. The inter-regional con...

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Main Author: Fatima Qacha
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Équipe Monde Arabe Méditerranée 2015-07-01
Series:Les Cahiers d’EMAM
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/emam/948
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description This article is the result of an exploratory survey undertaken in Morocco in 2011, in the rural bazaars (souks) of the Middle Atlas region and in the city of Casablanca. The traders’ stands in rural bazaars display globalised merchandise along with national and local products. The inter-regional connections and regular travels of traders have brought urban culture to the countryside by making available urban products that are more and more diversified and accessible. The bazaars still have their traditional architecture but the very nature of the trading that goes on there has changed the landscape. The bazaars have been one of the interfaces of the globalisation process for a few decades already. We studied the mobility of “ant-like” traders to grasp the bazaar as an entity through its connections. The main sources of supply are in the northern part of the country, including the city of Casablanca which now features Chinese traders as well. The supply circuits reveal, through the essential role played by the Spanish enclaves, a hierarchy of connected places, all linked together and having separate functions. These trading markets are only the regional expression of trans-national global trade.
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spelling doaj.art-4ac08fb9356b44df931d063f378933602022-12-22T02:14:11ZfraÉquipe Monde Arabe MéditerranéeLes Cahiers d’EMAM1969-248X2102-64162015-07-012610.4000/emam.948Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen AtlasFatima QachaThis article is the result of an exploratory survey undertaken in Morocco in 2011, in the rural bazaars (souks) of the Middle Atlas region and in the city of Casablanca. The traders’ stands in rural bazaars display globalised merchandise along with national and local products. The inter-regional connections and regular travels of traders have brought urban culture to the countryside by making available urban products that are more and more diversified and accessible. The bazaars still have their traditional architecture but the very nature of the trading that goes on there has changed the landscape. The bazaars have been one of the interfaces of the globalisation process for a few decades already. We studied the mobility of “ant-like” traders to grasp the bazaar as an entity through its connections. The main sources of supply are in the northern part of the country, including the city of Casablanca which now features Chinese traders as well. The supply circuits reveal, through the essential role played by the Spanish enclaves, a hierarchy of connected places, all linked together and having separate functions. These trading markets are only the regional expression of trans-national global trade.http://journals.openedition.org/emam/948Rural BazaarsSouksUrban CultureUrban PerceptionsGlobalisationWomen Traders
spellingShingle Fatima Qacha
Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
Les Cahiers d’EMAM
Rural Bazaars
Souks
Urban Culture
Urban Perceptions
Globalisation
Women Traders
title Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
title_full Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
title_fullStr Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
title_full_unstemmed Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
title_short Des souks ruraux aux entrepôts de Casablanca.La mondialisation jusqu’au cœur du Moyen Atlas
title_sort des souks ruraux aux entrepots de casablanca la mondialisation jusqu au coeur du moyen atlas
topic Rural Bazaars
Souks
Urban Culture
Urban Perceptions
Globalisation
Women Traders
url http://journals.openedition.org/emam/948
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