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The Arab Rediscovery of Europe: A Study in Cultural Encounters (Saqi Essentials)

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

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Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 exposed the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire to a Europe vastly different from the one known to the Arabs of the Middle Ages. At the start of the nineteenth century, Arabs were unprepared for the social, economic and political progress made in Europe.

By 1870, however, their vague notions had evolved into a fairly sophisticated knowledge of the historic background and contemporary achievements of various European nations. The new reform movements in Egypt and the Fertile Crescent had incorporated into their programs the ideological premises and political institutions of European Liberalism.

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod’s pioneering work traces the role of the Arab intelligentsia in increasing Arab awareness of Europe and in shaping visions of Arab political futures. First published in 1963, it was hugely influential in instigating a detailed study of the Arab–European encounter in the nineteenth century using Arabic sources.

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Pages:: 192 pages

Publication:: 2011

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ISBN10:: 0863564038

ISBN13:: 9780863564031

kindle Asin:: B08KN33SXY

The Arab Rediscovery of Europe: A Study in Cultural Encounters (Saqi Essentials)

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

4.28/5 (29 ratings)

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Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 exposed the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire to a Europe vastly different from the one known to the Arabs of the Middle Ages. At the start of the nineteenth century, Arabs were unprepared for the social, economic and political progress made in Europe.

By 1870, however, their vague notions had evolved into a fairly sophisticated knowledge of the historic background and contemporary achievements of various European nations. The new reform movements in Egypt and the Fertile Crescent had incorporated into their programs the ideological premises and political institutions of European Liberalism.

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod’s pioneering work traces the role of the Arab intelligentsia in increasing Arab awareness of Europe and in shaping visions of Arab political futures. First published in 1963, it was hugely influential in instigating a detailed study of the Arab–European encounter in the nineteenth century using Arabic sources.

Format:

Pages:: 192 pages

Publication:: 2011

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:

ISBN10:: 0863564038

ISBN13:: 9780863564031

kindle Asin:: B08KN33SXY

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