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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817768203321

Autore

Coller Ian <1968->

Titolo

Arab France [[electronic resource] ] : Islam and the making of modern Europe, 1798-1831 / / Ian Coller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, [Calif.], : University of California Press, 2011

ISBN

1-282-91787-0

9786612917875

0-520-94754-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

305.892/704409034

Soggetti

Asianists - France - History - 19th century

Islam and politics

France Foreign relations Arab countries

Arab countries Foreign relations France

France Foreign relations Africa, North

Africa, North Foreign relations France

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Rough Crossing -- 2. Ports of Call -- 3. The Making of Arab Paris -- 4. Policing Orientalism -- 5. Massacre and Restoration -- 6. Cosmopolitanism and Confusion -- 7. Remaking Arab France -- 8. The Cathedral and the Mosque -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many think of Muslims in Europe as a twentieth century phenomenon, but this book brings to life a lost community of Arabs who lived through war, revolution, and empire in early nineteenth century France. Ian Coller uncovers the surprising story of the several hundred men, women, and children-Egyptians, Syrians, Greeks, and others-who followed the French army back home after Napoleon's occupation of Egypt. Based on research in neglected archives, on the rediscovery of forgotten Franco-Arab authors, and on a diverse collection of visual materials, the book builds a rich picture of the first Arab France-its birth, rise, and sudden decline in the age of colonial expansion. As he



excavates a community that was nearly erased from the historical record, Coller offers a new account of France itself in this pivotal period, one that transcends the binary framework through which we too often view history by revealing the deep roots of exchange between Europe and the Muslim world, and showing how Arab France was in fact integral to the dawn of modernity.