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Mrs. West's Hats (Hardcover)
Helen Couchman; Helen Couchman; Introduction by Anthony Gorman
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A uniquely multidisciplinary analysis of the history, politics,
economy, legal system, environment and popular culture of
contemporary Egypt. Chapters written by Egyptian and non-Egyptian
specialists A collaborative project led by seven editors each of
whom is a leading expert in the respective subfield Ideal as a
general introduction to contemporary Egypt
This book deals with the relationship between historical
scholarship and politics in twentieth century Egypt. It examines
the changing roles of the academic historian, the university
system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension
between them in contesting the modern history of Egypt. In a
detailed discussion of the literature, the study analyzes the
political nature of competing interpretations and uses the examples
of Copts and resident foreigners to demonstrate the dissonant
challenges to the national discourse that testify to its
limitations, deficiencies and silences.
This book deals with the relationship between historical scholarship and politics in 20th century Egypt. It examines the changing roles of the academic historian, the university system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension between them in contesting the modern history of Egypt. In a detailed discussion of the literature, the study analyses the political nature of competing interpretations and uses the examples of Copts and resident foreigners to demonstrate the dissonant challenges to the national discourse that testify to its limitations, deficiencies and silences.
This volume presents twelve detailed studies dealing with cases
drawn from the Middle East and North Africa in the period before
independence (c.1850-1950).
The press is central to our understanding of the development of
free speech, civil society, political life and cultural expression.
This volume presents twelve detailed studies dealing with cases
drawn from the Middle East and North Africa in the period before
independence (c.1850-1950). Framed by an authoritative introduction
these explore the emergence of this important medium, its
practitioners and its function as a forum and agent in political,
social and cultural life in the Middle East. In taking up this
focus, the collection argues that the press is both a vector and an
agent of history that facilitates entree into the complex process
of political, social and cultural transformation that the region
was undergoing during this critical period.
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.
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.
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