BOOKS     HISTORY   Le Dahir "berbère", la plus grande supercherie dans l'histoire contemporaine du Maroc. Mohammed Mounib   In this book, Mohammed Mounib armed with first hand documents, attempts to position Justice and Common Law practices within contemporary Morocco's political and legal history. He sets out to refute all the lame theories built around the "Dahir" and the Berbers which allowed the practice of exclusion of the Amazigh from the national cultural and political fields. Beyond this expose, this book is a great source of information and references leading to a better knowledge and understanding of the creation of modern Morocco.    Deadly Embrace / Abrazo mortal Sebastian Balfour   This book, published simultaneously in English and Spanish, investigates the heavy use of chemical weapons by the Spanish Government during the Rif war (1909-1927) and how its residual effects are still evident in the population of Northern Morocco. The author, Sebastian Balfour, is a professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science and specializes in 20th century  (English / Spanish)   The Shining Ones, an Etymological Essay on the Amazigh Roots of Egyptian Civilization Helene Hagan   An edited and revised edition of the book of Helen Hagan entitled "The Shining Ones, an Etymological Essay on the Amazigh Roots of Egyptian Civilization" is now available. This pioneer study investigates the origins of Egyptian civilization from the viewpoint of a North African Anthropologist, aided by a Moroccan linguist in Tamazight (Berber). Helene E. Hagan is a North African Ethnologist, born in Morocco.