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Autobiography and the Construction of Identity and Community in the Middle East
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Description for Autobiography and the Construction of Identity and Community in the Middle East
hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 523.
Ranging from the early modern period to the present day, this edited collection uses biography as a window into the history of the Arab-Islamic Middle East. The contributors reinterpret the lives of the famous such as George Antonius and Doria Shafiq and rediscover the lives of individuals previously consigned to the margins of history, including the notorious individuals of 17th-century Syria and the 20th-century Palestinian activist Kulthum Auda. The book also draws on the biographical tradition of Arab historical writing, including biographical dictionaries, for an understanding of the region s social and cultural history. Interdisciplinary in scope and theoretically informed, ... Read more
Ranging from the early modern period to the present day, this edited collection uses biography as a window into the history of the Arab-Islamic Middle East. The contributors reinterpret the lives of the famous such as George Antonius and Doria Shafiq and rediscover the lives of individuals previously consigned to the margins of history, including the notorious individuals of 17th-century Syria and the 20th-century Palestinian activist Kulthum Auda. The book also draws on the biographical tradition of Arab historical writing, including biographical dictionaries, for an understanding of the region s social and cultural history. Interdisciplinary in scope and theoretically informed, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312219666
SKU
V9780312219666
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About Na Na
Mary Ann Fay is Assistant Professor of History at the American University of Sharjah.
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