The Middle East and North Africa evidences the West's fascination with the Middle East as “different”and “exotic.” It explores the scholarly tradition of Orientalism, an understanding of which will help readers understand the still-lingering fascination with and misunderstanding of the Middle East and its people, particularly those of Islamic faith.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
The establishment of Middle Eastern studies, until recently known as Orientalism, grew out of "the decision of the Church council of Vienne in 1312 to establish a series of chairs in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, and Syraic at Paris, Oxford, Bologna, Avignon, and Salamanca" (Edward Said, Orientalism, New York, 1979, p. 50). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
personal status laws, price revolution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Studia Islamica, Social Science, American Journal of Comparative Law, Black Sea, Arabian Studies, Cairo Papers, Muhammad Ali, New York, Red Sea, The Haworth Press, Cynthia Nelson, World War, Clio Medica, Der Islam, Gabriel Baer, Halil Inalcik, Ibn Sina, Journal of African Law, Saudi Arabia, Social Compass, Sri Lanka, Aharon Layish, André Raymond New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The establishment of Middle Eastern studies, until recently known as Orientalism, grew out of "the decision of the Church council of Vienne in 1312 to establish a series of chairs in Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, and Syraic at Paris, Oxford, Bologna, Avignon, and Salamanca" (Edward Said, Orientalism, New York, 1979, p. 50). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
personal status laws, price revolution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Studia Islamica, Social Science, American Journal of Comparative Law, Black Sea, Arabian Studies, Cairo Papers, Muhammad Ali, New York, Red Sea, The Haworth Press, Cynthia Nelson, World War, Clio Medica, Der Islam, Gabriel Baer, Halil Inalcik, Ibn Sina, Journal of African Law, Saudi Arabia, Social Compass, Sri Lanka, Aharon Layish, André Raymond New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 18
books:
See all 18 books this book cites
- The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650: The Structure of Power (European History in Perspective) by Colin Imber on 5 pages
- Women in the Muslim World by Lois Beck on page 43, page 53, and page 64
- Desert and the Sown: Nomads in the Wider Society (Institute of International Studies, University of California. Research series, no. 21) by Cynthia Nelson on page 64, and page 67
- Meaning and Order in Moroccan Society: Three Essays in Cultural Analysis by Clifford Geertz on page 49
- Ancient Law (1920) by Henry Sumner Maine on page 47
See all 18 books this book cites
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling
- Books > History > Middle East
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Humanities > History > Middle East
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Social Sciences > Political Science
- Books > New & Used Textbooks > Social Sciences > Psychology
- Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics
