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UNINA9910973551403321 |
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Autore |
El-Ariss Tarek |
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Titolo |
Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / / Tarek El-Ariss |
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New York, : Fordham University Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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9780823252350 |
0823252353 |
9780823252367 |
0823252361 |
9780823252800 |
0823252809 |
9780823251735 |
082325173X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arabic literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
Arabic literature - 21st century - History and criticism |
Literature, Experimental - Arab countries - History and criticism |
Modernism (Literature) - Arab countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fantasy of the Imam -- 3. Aversion to Civilization -- 4. Staging the Colonial Encounter -- 5. Majnun Strikes Back -- 6. Hacking the Modern -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Challenging prevalent conceptualizations of modernity—which treat it either as a Western ideology imposed by colonialism or as a universal narrative of progress and innovation—this study instead offers close readings of the simultaneous performances and contestations of modernity staged in works by authors such as Rifa’a al-Tahtawi, Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, Tayeb Salih, Hanan al-Shaykh, Hamdi Abu Golayyel, and Ahmad Alaidy. In dialogue with affect theory, deconstruction, and |
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