{"product_id":"middle-eastern-politics-and-historical-memory-9780755602094","title":"Middle Eastern Politics and Historical Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Lassner\u003c\/b\u003e is the Philip M. \u0026amp; Ethel Klutznick Professor of Jewish civilization Emeritus at Northwestern University, USA. his recent books include Medieval Jerusalem (2017), Islam in the Middle Ages (2010) and Jews and Muslims in the Arab World (2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is a long reflection on the construction over time of received memories and their recasting and appropriation in modern political contexts. Lassner is an acknowledged master, possessing broad and deep knowledge of Islamic history, Arabic and Hebrew philology, the historiography of Islamic studies, ancient near eastern studies and biblical studies, and a deep engagement with the texts and artifacts of these fields. * Paula A. Sanders, Rice University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEDICATORY PREFACE INTRODUCTION                                                                                                \u003ci\u003ePART\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eONE\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eIMAGINED\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAND\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCONTEMPORANEOUS            \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e                                                          POLITICAL BEHAVIOR \u003c\/i\u003e                                                                                     -ESSAY 1-                     RECOVERING AND INVOKING AN IDEALIZED ISLAMIC PAST                    \u003ci\u003eProblems\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eApproaches\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eto\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCompeting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNarratives and Historical Memories \u003c\/i\u003e                                                                   -ESSAY 2-                                        MYTHS OF MARTYRDOM AND REBELLION                   \u003ci\u003eRecalling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMuslim\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTribal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVirtues\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eManliness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHonor\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                    -ESSAY 3-                                                                 MARTYRDOM VERSUS LOW PROFILE POLITICS           \u003ci\u003eInterpreting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePast for Alternative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaths\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003etoward\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRegime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChange\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitical\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLegitimacy\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                                                                   -ESSAY 4-                                     ‘BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY’                                   \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConcept\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePraxis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ea Proper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIslamic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRevolution\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                                                                       \u003ci\u003ePART\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTWO:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIDENTITY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePOLITICS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAND\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNATION\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBUILDING\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                                                 \u003ci\u003eIN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMODERN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEAR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEAST\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                                               -ESSAY 5-                 FORGING NATIONAL IDENTITIES IN THE MODERN ARAB NATION STATE                                           \u003ci\u003eInventing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegacies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDistant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistories\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                    -ESSAY 6-                  THE HOLY LAND, CANAAN, AND ARABIA: THE QUEST FOR ARAB POLITY                                       \u003ci\u003eInventing an Ancient\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePast in Response to Zionism  \u003c\/i\u003e                                                                  -ESSAY 7-                     THE USES AND MISUSES OF MODERN BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP                     \u003ci\u003eAcademic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNational\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIdentity: Egypt, Israel, and Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404746989911,"sku":"9780755602094","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/middle-eastern-politics-and-historical-memory-9780755602094","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}