Ameen Rihani: Bridging East and West - A Pioneering Call for Arab-American Understanding (Paperback, New)

In the summer of 1888, Ameen Fares Rihani (1876-1940) left the shores of his native Lebanon to begin a new life in the bustling metropolis of New York City. Few could have guessed at the time that the young Rihani would soon become one of the most famous and distinctive Arab writers of the era, transforming tales from his crossings between East and West into a clarion call for understanding and cooperation between a rising world power and an Arab world that was suspended between cultural renaissance and political recolonization. Less than a year after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Ameen Rihani Institute and the American University Center for Global Peace convened a distinguished group of Arab, American, and European scholars for an international symposium in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the conviction that Rihani's humane vision still addresses many of the most vitally important issues in global affairs, the participants in this symposium prepared stimulating writings on every facet of Rihani's intellectual journey, literary career, political advocacy, and life as a protagonist of Arab-American understanding. The result is this remarkable book demonstrating the extraordinary nature of Ameen Rihani's work as a cultural ambassador; the depth of his affinities for such writers as Carlyle, Emerson, Thoreau, and Tolstoy; and the enduring relevance of his commitments to tolerance, universalism, reconciliation, and peace.

General

Imprint:	University Press of America
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	December 2004
Editors:	Nathan C. Funk • Betty J. Sitka
Contributors:	HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz • Adonis • Abdul Aziz Said • Nathan Funk • Ameen Albert Rihani • Lebanon • Terri DeYoung • Christopher Vasillopulos
Dimensions:	228 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	202
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7618-2860-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7618-2860-5
Barcode:	9780761828600

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