The Cambridge companion to modern Arab culture

The Cambridge companion to modern Arab culture / edited by Dwight F. Reynolds.

Dwight F. Reynolds brings together a collection of essays by leading international scholars to provide a comprehensive and accessible survey of modern Arab culture, from the early nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The chapters survey key issues necessary to any understanding of the modern Arab...

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Other Authors: Reynolds, Dwight Fletcher, 1956- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2015]
Series:Cambridge companions to culture.
Subjects:
Civilization, Arab > 19th century.
Civilization, Arab > 20th century.
Civilization, Arab > 21st century.
Arab countries > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Arab countries > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Arab countries > Intellectual life > 21st century.
Holy Cross Note:"Reprinted 2016" -- Title page verso.
Table of Contents:
  • Modern Arab culture: introductory remarks / Dwight F. Reynolds
  • The question of language / Kristen Brustad
  • Religious and ethnic minorities / Andrew D. Magnusson
  • Nahda: the Arab project of enlightenment / Yoav Di-Capua
  • Law / Joseph E. Lowry
  • Poetry / Shawkat A. Toorawa
  • Narrative / Muhsin Al-Musawi
  • Music / Scott Marcus
  • Cinema and television / Andrew Hammond
  • Theater / Dina Amin
  • Art / Nuha N.N. Khoury
  • Architecture / Nasser Rabbat
  • Humor / Devin Stewart
  • Folklore / Dwight F. Reynolds
  • Food and cuisine / Juan E. and Magda Campo
  • Migration and diaspora / Christina Civantos.

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