Cultural Entanglement in the Pre-Independence Arab World - Arts, Thought and Literature (Paperback)

This book examines the ways in which non-Arabic cultural influences interacted with the rich, complex and sometimes conflictual environment of the Arab world in the pre-independence era. It comprises a series of 11 detailed case studies, including topics such as the songs of Egyptian forced labourers in the British Army in World War I, the translation and commentary of an Ottoman text in interwar Palestine, and the contested use of French in the Algerian independence movement, that highlight the complex interplay of colonial pressures, traditional and novel art forms, local and international practices, notions of identity and belonging. The book demonstrates how the interaction between Arabic and non-Arabic cultural and intellectual production as well as influences from imperial Europe and the Islamic East, have in various times and spaces inspired creative tensions which challenge binary views of East-West relations and the standard imperialist-colonial frameworks. In this sense the volume seeks to offer a critique of both established modernising conceptions of cultural development and nationalist, nativist frameworks based on the values of a specific political project.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2022
Editors:	Anthony Gorman • Sarah Irving
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-7556-3540-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-7556-3540-X
Barcode:	9780755635405

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