Utopia and Civilisation in the Arab Nahda

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Examines the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world, through the utopian visions of Arab intellectuals during the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Who made the Nahda?; 2. The discourse of civilization; 3. A place in the world; 4. An Arab utopian; Conclusions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Hill, Peter (University of Oxford) Hill, Hill Peter
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108491662
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49166-2
• Pagine: 318
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Ägypten, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Naher und Mittlerer Osten, Asiatische Geschichte, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Egypt, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Middle Eastern history