Utopia and Civilisation in the Arab Nahda

Examining the massive social changes that reshaped the Middle East over the long nineteenth century, this study of the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world, presents a crucial and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global capitalist modernity.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Who made the Nahda?; 2. The discourse of civilization; 3. A place in the world; 4. An Arab utopian; Conclusions.

About the author

Peter Hill is a Junior Research Fellow in Oriental Studies at Christ Church, University of Oxford. An intellectual and cultural historian of the Arab world in the long nineteenth century, he has lived and studied in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. He has published articles in journals including Past & Present, the Journal of Arabic Literature and Intellectual History Review.

Summary

Examining the massive social changes that reshaped the Middle East over the long nineteenth century, this study of the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world, presents a crucial and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global capitalist modernity.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781108740562
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74056-2
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Middle Eastern history, Arab world / Arab League