Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / Tarek El-Ariss.
Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / Tarek El-Ariss.
Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / Tarek El-Ariss.
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
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G 2014/4112
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 233 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: debating modernity -- Fantasy of the imam -- Aversion to civilization -- Staging the colonial encounter -- Majnun strikes back -- Hacking the modern -- Conclusion: writing the new political.
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Publisher
New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
Challenging prevalent conceptualizations of modernity--which treat it either as a Western ideology imposed by colonialism or as a universal narrative of progress and innovation--this study instead offers close readings of the simultaneous performances and contestations of modernity staged in works by authors such as Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Ahmad Faris a...
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Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / Tarek El-Ariss.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-225) and index.
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G 2014/4112
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74VKvwN8kPNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvwN8kPNZ
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ISBN
0823251721 (paperback : alk. paper)
9780823251711 (cloth : alk. paper)
0823251713 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780823251728 (paperback : alk. paper)
DDC
892.7/09006
MMS ID
991021411469702626
