The persistence of Orientalism : Anglo-American historians and modern Egypt /
""The Persistence of Orientalism" is a study of Anglo-American historiography of modern Egypt, which emphasizes the work done by other professional historians, especially Edward Said"--
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Format: Book
Language: English
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
2020.
Edition: First edition.
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Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms.
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Call Number: DT76.7 .G73 2020
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The history of Anglo-American scholarly writing on modern Egypt from the late nineteenth century until today
- 2. the orthodox narrative
- 3. The orthodox narrative's blind spots
- 1798, Shaykh Hasan al-'Attar, and Muhammad 'Ali Pasha
- 4. Hypothesizing the Ottoman-Egyptian roots of modern Egypt
- Conclusion.