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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Product details

ISBN
9781860640124
Published
1997-12-31
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; I.B. Tauris
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
UU, UP, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
256

Biographical note

Ilan Pappe is one of Israel's most prominent historians. Having taught for many years at the University of Haifa, he is now Chair of History at the University of Exeter. He is the author of numerous books, including 'The Modern Middle East' and 'The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict' (IB Tauris), and is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.