{"product_id":"gatekeepers-of-the-arab-past-9780520257337","title":"Gatekeepers of the Arab Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is extremely ambitious, and the reader will immediately appreciate ... Di-Capua's efforts in undertaking such a monumental task.\" American Historical Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402835796311,"sku":"9780520257337","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520257337.jpg?v=1730481645","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gatekeepers-of-the-arab-past-9780520257337","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}