Modern Arab Historiography

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.

• 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

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