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In their struggle for self-determination the newly independent countries of the Third World are reestablishing links with their precolonial pasts and determining their present identities and future possibilities. To demonstrate this, David Gordon brings together, interprets, and synthesizes the thought of contemporary Arab historiographers. Origin



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*One. The Quest for History, pg. 13*Two. The Uses and Misuses of History, pg. 53*Three. The "Copernican" Revolution, pg. 131*History, Self-Determination, and Maturity, pg. 175*Bibliography, pg. 193*Index, pg. 207

SelfDetermination and History in the Third World

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 3/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691620510, 978-0691620510
      ISBN10: 0691620512

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In their struggle for self-determination the newly independent countries of the Third World are reestablishing links with their precolonial pasts and determining their present identities and future possibilities. To demonstrate this, David Gordon brings together, interprets, and synthesizes the thought of contemporary Arab historiographers. Origin



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*One. The Quest for History, pg. 13*Two. The Uses and Misuses of History, pg. 53*Three. The "Copernican" Revolution, pg. 131*History, Self-Determination, and Maturity, pg. 175*Bibliography, pg. 193*Index, pg. 207

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