Author
Schumann, Christoph.
Publication Date
2008
Publication Place
Boston -
Brill
Subject
Arab nationalism. | Civilization, Arab > Western influences. | Liberalism > Arab countries. | Mandates > Arab countries. | Secularism > Turkey. | Arab countries > Intellectual life. | Arab countries > Politics and government.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
Unknown
Record ID
40149
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2008
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | This volume analyzes liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean since the late nineteenth century, highlighting its long-term and ongoing influence, and challenging the conventional wisdom that liberalism has no legitimate place in the region's intellectual discourse. By investigating the activities of diverse institutions, media, and personalities, the authors in this volume examine the liberal ideas and values that emerged during eras of both peace and political turmoil, while recognizing the factors contributing to their decline. Seen from these many perspectives, liberal thought developed not merely from "Westernization," but from the interaction between indigenous intellectual critique and political ideology, political experiences and literary imagination, and a mixture of admiration for and resistance to European ideas and political domination.
Sample Text
This volume analyzes liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean since the late nineteenth century, highlighting its long-term and ongoing influence, and challenging the conventional wisdom that liberalism has no legitimate place in the region's intellectual discourse. By investigating the activities of diverse institutions, media, and personalities, the authors in this volume examine the liberal ideas and values that emerged during eras of both peace and political turmoil, while recognizing the factors contributing to their decline. Seen from these many perspectives, liberal thought developed not merely from "Westernization," but from the interaction between indigenous intellectual critique and political ideology, political experiences and literary imagination, and a mixture of admiration for and resistance to European ideas and political domination.
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Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia104.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004223035.