Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab Middle East

Informationen zum Autor Elie Podeh is Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published numerous articles and books, including Britain and the Middle East, co-edited with Zach Levey (2008), Arab-Jewish Relations from Conflict to Resolution?, co-edited with Asher Kaufmann (2005), Rethinking Nasserism: Revolution and Historical Memory in Modern Egypt, co-edited with Onn Winckler (2004) and The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Israeli History Textbooks, 1948–2000 (2002). Klappentext The first systematic study of the role of celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East. Zusammenfassung This book is the first systematic study of the role of celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East. By tracing this history through successive generations! the author shows how Arab rulers have used public holidays as a means of establishing their legitimacy and a sense of national identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Celebrating nation and state - a theoretical framework; 2. Celebrations and ceremonies in Arab-Islamic lands; 3. Egypt: changes within continuity; 4. Iraq: changing regimes, changing celebrations; 5. Jordan: preserving invented traditions; 6. Lebanon: upholding the integrity of the state; 7. Saudi Arabia: between religious and secular holidays.

Product details

• Authors: Elie Podeh, Elie (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Podeh, Podeh Elie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781107001084
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00108-4
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history, Political structure and processes