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Middle Eastern Politics and Ideas

A History from within

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Middle Eastern Politics and Ideas

A History from within

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A collection of essays exploring the modern history of Middle East societies by looking at the interaction between the internal history of ideas and the social transformation of local elites under Western impact.

Table of Contents

Muhammad Husayn Haykal's recantation of Positivism, 1927-30, Israel Gershoni; The impact of a 15th-century manuscript on the late Ottoman Empire, Butrus Abu Manneh; Albert Hourani and the debate over Orientalism, Gabi Piterberg; the Ottoman elites of the 17th and 19th centuries, Ehud Toledano; the Husseinis at the turn of the century, Ilan Pappe; the Syrian pre-revolutionary elite and its attitude towards Zionism and Israel, Moshe Maoz; Albert Hourani and the Anglo-American enquiry commission on Palestine 1945-46, Amikam Nachmani.

Product details

Published 31 Dec 1997
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 256
ISBN 9781860640124
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Dimensions 0 x 0 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Moshe Ma'oz

Anthology Editor

Ilan Pappé

Ilan Pappé is professor of history at the Univer…

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