bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌv fˈɪftiːn tˈɛksts wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd tˈɔːt æt ðə kˈɑːlɛdʒ də fɹˈæns, ðə bˈʊk ɹˈʌnz tə mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd pˈeɪdʒᵻz, ænd ɪz ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt dˈɑːkjuːmənt ɔnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə mˈæɡɹɛb.
Based on a reading of 15 texts which he had taught at the Collège de France, the book runs to more than 500 pages, and is an important document on the history of the Maghreb.