Islam, Orientalism and Intellectual History by Mohammad R Salama

Islam, Orientalism and Intellectual History by Mohammad R Salama

Suitable for those interested in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, Western and Islamic philosophies of history, and modernity, this book compares Arab-Islamic and European traditions of historical thought since the early modern period, focusing on watershed moments that informed their ideas of intellectual history and perceptions of one another.

This is a fresh look at debates such as Ibn Khaldun's theory of history, Hegel's understanding of Islam and the Anglo-French occupation of EgyptTying them together is a powerful argument about Islam's relation to intellectual history. Here is a literary scholar of great erudition skillfully redeploying the postcolonial critique of Orientalism in the face of a renewed demonization of Islam.' Partha Chatterjee, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Columbia University 'An artfully written, colloquially vibrant work of demystifying scholarship. Salama has written the best study I know on the nagging misrecognition of Arabs and Muslims in the West by brilliantly re-thinking the much-maligned concepts of "history" and "modernity" across the East/West divide.' Timothy Brennan, Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota '[A] groundbreaking work ... accessible to a broad audience despite its formidable ideas and its scope. Salama goes to great lengths to make it compelling for both specialists and students.' Emily Gottreich, Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of History and International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley 'Well-written in an engaging style that expresses complex concepts in an eloquent yet accessible manner, this book examines key "encounters" between East and West in depth, with nuance, and using a wide range of sources from an abundance of disciplines, geographical locations and theoretical orientations. This book will be invaluable to scholars of Literature, History and Islamic Studies, to name just a few fields.' Ghada Osman, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages, San Diego State University 'This is a book of tremendous insight and erudition. Dr Salama's analysis is both provocative and expertly rendered, and he writes astutely about matters that have largely been ignored in both scholarly and popular discourses.' Steven Salaita, Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 'Cleverly interrogating the many assumptions about Islam that pervade current discourse, this book will be indispensable for students and scholars interested in Islam, European colonialism, postcolonial studies and intellectual history.' Dustin Cowell, Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mohammad R. Salama is Assistant Professor of Arabic at San Francisco State University and specializes in modern Arabic literature, Arab colonial and postcolonial thought, intellectual history and Arab cultural studies. He is the co-editor of German Colonialism: Race, the Holocaust, and Postwar Germany (2011).

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ISBN 13	9781780764504
ISBN 10	1780764502
Title	Islam, Orientalism and Intellectual History
Author	Mohammad R Salama
Series	Library Of Middle East History Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2013-03-25
Number of pages	288
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