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Book SynopsisA study that illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historical literature in Arabic, it explores Egyptian historical thought and examines the careers of numerous critical historians.
Trade Review"The book is extremely ambitious, and the reader will immediately appreciate ... Di-Capua's efforts in undertaking such a monumental task." American Historical Review
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Historicizing Ottoman Egypt: 1890-1906 2. Talking History: 1906-1920 3. The House of Records: The 1920s 4. Competing for History: 1930-1952 5. Ghurbal's School: 1930-1952 6. Partisan Historiography: The 1940s and Beyond 7. Demonstrating History: The 1950s 8. Controlling History: The 1960s 9. Authoritarian Pluralism: 1970-2000 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
