Trials of Arab modernity : literary affects and the new political / Tarek El-Ariss.
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TextPublication details: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013. Edition: First editionDescription: x, 233 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780823251711; 9780823251728Subject(s): Arabic literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Arabic literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism | Literature, Experimental -- Arab countries -- History and criticism | Modernism (Literature) -- Arab countriesLOC classification: PJ7538 | .E43 2013
Contents:
Introduction: debating modernity -- Fantasy of the imam -- Aversion to civilization -- Staging the colonial encounter -- Majnun strikes back -- Hacking the modern -- Conclusion: writing the new political.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
Introduction: debating modernity -- Fantasy of the imam -- Aversion to civilization -- Staging the colonial encounter -- Majnun strikes back -- Hacking the modern -- Conclusion: writing the new political.
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