Arab Representations of the Occident - East-West Encounters in Arabic Fiction

Zusatztext 'Arab representations of the Occident provides a useful and valuable guide to an important category of works and should open the way for much future research' - Yaseen Norrani! University of Arizona! International Journal of Middle East Studies! 2008 Informationen zum Autor Rasheed El-Enany Klappentext This book explores Arab responses to Western culture and values as expressed mainly through works of fiction written by Arab authors during the twentieth, and, to a lesser extent, nineteenth century. It constitutes an original addition to the enduring East-West debate, and is particularly relevant to the current discussion on Islam and the West. Zusammenfassung This book explores Arab responses to Western culture and values as expressed mainly through works of fiction written by Arab authors during the twentieth, and, to a lesser extent, nineteenth century. It constitutes an original addition to the enduring East-West debate, and is particularly relevant to the current discussion on Islam and the West. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Pre-Colonial Period: Enchanted Encounters 3. The Colonial Period: Encounters under Duress 4. The Postcolonial Period (1): Proud Encounters 5. The Postcolonial Period (2): Humbled Encounters 6. The Encounter with America 7. The Encounter through Female Eyes 8. Concluding Remarks

Product details

• Authors: Rasheed El-Enany
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2011
• EAN: 9780415663816
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66381-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000