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Imagining the Arab Other: How Arabs and Non-Arabs View Each Other
Tahar Labib
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Description for Imagining the Arab Other: How Arabs and Non-Arabs View Each Other
Hardback. Seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. This work examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AG; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 676.
In this innovative study, Professor Tahar Labib seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. "Imaginging The Arab Other" examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. It demonstrates the central role of the Catholic Church in ascribing to the Arab peoples a set of characteristics associated with the 'Other'. Labib places this survey in the context of theoretical debates, started by Edward Said's 'Orientalism', on the construction of ... Read more
In this innovative study, Professor Tahar Labib seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. "Imaginging The Arab Other" examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. It demonstrates the central role of the Catholic Church in ascribing to the Arab peoples a set of characteristics associated with the 'Other'. Labib places this survey in the context of theoretical debates, started by Edward Said's 'Orientalism', on the construction of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845113841
SKU
V9781845113841
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About Tahar Labib
Tahar Labib is Director General of the Arab Association of Translation in Beirut. Previously he was Professor of Sociology at the University of Tunis. He was the founder and honorary President of the Arab Association of Sociology.
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