Modern Arab Historiography Historical Discourse and the Nation-State

Preface  Introduction  Part 1: Pioneers and Amateurs 1820-1920  1. Patriotic Intellectuals and Enlightened Patrons  2. Two Histories of Syria  3. New Identities and Imperial Vistas  Part 2: The Professional Historians: Managers of Legitimation 1920-1980  4. Muduhammad 'Ali and the Sphinx: Shafiq Ghurbal's Histories of Egypt  5. Kamal Salibi and the History of Lebanon: The Making of a Nation?  6. The Panacea of Historicism: Abdallah Laroui and Morocco's Cultural Retardation  Conclusion  Appendix A  Appendix B  Glossary  A List of Dynasties  Bibliography  Index

Biography

Youssef Choueiri is Reader in Modern Middle Eastern History in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. A graduate of Cambridge University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Dr Choueiri has published a number of books on Arab History and Islam.

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