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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458796103321

Titolo

Liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean [[electronic resource] ] : late 19th century until the 1960s / / edited by Christoph Schumann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-282-60242-X

9786612602429

90-474-4224-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, , 1385-3376 ; ; v. 104

Altri autori (Persone)

SchumannChristoph

Disciplina

320.510956/09041

Soggetti

Liberalism - Arab countries

Arab nationalism

Civilization, Arab - Western influences

Mandates - Arab countries

Secularism - Turkey

Electronic books.

Arab countries Intellectual life

Arab countries Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Christoph Schumann -- Part one : the impact of the west : mission, mandate, and education -- Part two : constitutionalism, revolution, and liberal thought -- Part three : liberal thought and its ambivalences.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume analyzes liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean since the late nineteenth century, highlighting its long-term and ongoing influence, and challenging the conventional wisdom that liberalism has no legitimate place in the region’s intellectual discourse. By investigating the activities of diverse institutions, media, and personalities, the authors in this volume examine the liberal ideas and values that emerged during eras of both peace and political turmoil, while recognizing the factors contributing to their decline. Seen from



these many perspectives, liberal thought developed not merely from “Westernization,” but from the interaction between indigenous intellectual critique and political ideology, political experiences and literary imagination, and a mixture of admiration for and resistance to European ideas and political domination.