globalisation and tradition in Moroccan Anti-Atlas childrens toys and play Jean-Pierre Rossie
Map of Morocco
mountain village near the Atlantic Ocean
a village in an Anti-Atlas valley
Tiznit: a quickly changing old town
with cordial thanks to Khalija Jariaa
local diversity and global uniformity child made or industrially made toys water spraying toys tops car and truck toys dolls
water spraying toys the old way
water spraying toys the new way
self-made tops and China made tops
self-made cars
imported car toys
dolls made by village girls till today
and regularly used in small houses
or in a recent type of dollhouse
girls also reshape imported second hand dolls
re-contextualising imported toys Barbie-like dolls Teddy bears
Barbie-like dolls
Teddy bears
in the local hospital
wounded imported dolls saved by local toy-making techniques
the Tiznit masquerade from tradition to entertainment
influence of tourism on toys and play summer beach tourism in village girls pretend play toy gifts from visiting emigrants
being a tourist at the Atlantic coast
toy gifts from visiting emigrants
changing values and attitudes in civil society as represented in play and toys pretend play in relation to a home for unmarried pregnant women and handicapped children created in Tiznit in July 2007
toys inspired by high-tech the Internet shop as play area the toy mobile phone
industrially made toys in Morocco an advantage or a problem massive import from China second-hand toys quality and safety problem
Maroc : pour lAchoura contrôle renforcé sur les jouets chinois le ministère du Commerce et de lIndustrie traque les défauts de conception
new publications published on CD Jean-Pierre Rossie 2008 collection Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures Domestic life in play, games and toys, foreword G. Brougère, 438 p, 410 ill Commented bibliography on play, games and toys, 64 p. collection Cultures Ludiques Sahariennes et Nord-Africaines La vie domestique dans les jeux et jouets, préface G. Brougère, 449 p, 410 ill Bibliographie commentée des jeux et jouets, 64 p.