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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452651203321

Autore

Choueiri Youssef M. <1948->

Titolo

Modern Arab historiography [[electronic resource] /] : historical discourse and the nation-state / / Youssef M. Choueiri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

1-315-02938-3

1-136-86862-3

Edizione

[[Rev. ed.]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 239 p.)

Collana

Culture and civilization in the Middle East

Altri autori (Persone)

ChoueiriYoussef M. <1948->

Disciplina

953.040722

Soggetti

Historiography - Arab countries

Nationalism - Arab countries

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

Middle East

Electronic books.

Arab countries Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Arab history and the nation-state. London : Routledge, 1989.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface Introduction Part 1: Pioneers and Amateurs 1820-1920 1. Patriotic Intellectuals and Enlightened Patrons 2. Two Histories of Syria 3. New Identities and Imperial Vistas Part 2: The Professional Historians: Managers of Legitimation 1920-1980 4. Muduhammad 'Ali and the Sphinx: Shafiq Ghurbal's Histories of Egypt 5. Kamal Salibi and the History of Lebanon: The Making of a Nation? 6. The Panacea of Historicism: Abdallah Laroui and Morocco's Cultural Retardation Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Glossary A List of Dynasties Bibliography Index

Sommario/riassunto

This work is a study of Arab historiography. It covers the periods 1820-1920 (Pioneers and Amateurs) and 1920 to the present (Professional Historians: Managers and Legitimation).