Gatekeepers of the Arab Past: Historians and History Writing in Twentieth-Centur

Description: Gatekeepers of the Arab Past by Yoav Di-Capua A study that illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historical literature in Arabic, it explores Egyptian historical thought and examines the careers of numerous critical historians. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This groundbreaking study illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. The first comprehensive analysis of a Middle Eastern intellectual tradition, Gatekeepers of the Past examines a system of knowledge that replaced the intellectual and methodological conventions of Islamic historiography only at the very end of the nineteenth century. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historucal literature in Arabic, Yoav Di-Capua explores Egyptian historical thought, examines the careers of numerous critical historians, and traces this traditions uneasy relationship with colonial forms of knowledge as well as with the post-colonial state. Flap "An enormous contribution to the study of Egyptian history writing and historiography. Sure to become the basic manual for understanding the trajectory of modern Egyptian thinking."--Roger Owen, author of State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East Author Biography Yoav Di-Capua is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Historicizing Ottoman Egypt: 1890-1906 2. Talking History: 1906-1920 3. The House of Records: The 1920s 4. Competing for History: 1930-1952 5. Ghurbals School: 1930-1952 6. Partisan Historiography: The 1940s and Beyond 7. Demonstrating History: The 1950s 8. Controlling History: The 1960s 9. Authoritarian Pluralism: 1970-2000 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Review "The book is extremely ambitious, and the reader will immediately appreciate ... Di-Capuas efforts in undertaking such a monumental task." American Historical Review Review Quote "The book is extremely ambitious, and the reader will immediately appreciate . . . Di-Capuas efforts in undertaking such a monumental task."-- American Historical Review Details ISBN0520257332 Author Yoav Di-Capua Short Title GATEKEEPERS OF THE ARAB PAST Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520257332 ISBN-13 9780520257337 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle Historians and History Writing in Twentieth-Century Egypt Country of Publication United States Birth 1970 Place of Publication Berkerley Series University of California Press UK Release Date 2009-09-09 AU Release Date 2009-09-09 NZ Release Date 2009-09-09 US Release Date 2009-09-09 Pages 406 Publication Date 2009-09-09 DEWEY 962.05 Illustrations 4 b-w photographs, 7 tables Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159791018;

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