{"product_id":"the-arab-renaissance-a-bilingual-anthology-of-the-nahda-a-bilingual-anthology-of-the-nahda-paperback","title":"The Arab Renaissance: A Bilingual Anthology of the Nahda: A Bilingual Anthology of the Nahda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTarek El-Ariss\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAngela Giordani\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAnna Ziajka Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNahda\u003c\/i\u003e (\"awakening\") designates the project of Arab cultural and political modernity from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Arab models of nationalism and secularism, as well as Islamic revival, spring from \u003ci\u003eNahda\u003c\/i\u003e thought and its attendant developments, such as linguistic reform; translation; the emergence of new literary genres, such as the novel; the creation of periodicals, journalism, and a new publishing industry; professional associations and salons; a new education system; and an overall Enlightenment ideal of knowledge. The \u003ci\u003eNahda\u003c\/i\u003e ushered in innovative modes of reading and writing along with new social practices of knowledge transmission, transnational connections, and new political ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollected in this anthology are texts by intellectuals, writers, members of the clergy, and political figures. The authors discuss authority, social norms, conventions and practices both secular and religious, gender roles, class, travel, and technology. Presented in the original Arabic and in English translation, the texts will be of interest to students of the Arabic language and culture, history, cultural studies, gender studies, and other disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTarek El-Ariss is associate professor of Arabic and comparative literature at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTrials of Arab Modernity: Literary Affects and the New Political\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and an associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Arabic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47570393235677,"sku":"9781603293037","price":46.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/zVdR92Ir_a9781603293037.webp?v=1773353352","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-arab-renaissance-a-bilingual-anthology-of-the-nahda-a-bilingual-anthology-of-the-nahda-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}