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Stanford University Press The Last Nahdawi: Taha Hussein and Institution Building in Egypt

Name: The Last Nahdawi: Taha Hussein and Institution Building in Egypt
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Review The Last Nahdawi is a breakthrough biography of one of the most important figures of modern Arab thought. Hussam R. Ahmed brings to light much new material about Taha Hussein's illustrious career and impressive oeuvre in a masterful, original, and important critical assessment of this towering intellectual.--Khaled Fahmy "University of Cambridge"As we wonder about the role of the humanities today, The Last Nahdawi suggests that some solutions to our present predicament might be located in interwar and postcolonial Egypt. This brilliant work not only richly contextualizes a mesmerizing public intellectual, but pays homage to his humanity and his democratic vision of education and language.--Orit Bashkin "University of Chicago"In The Last Nahdawi Hussam R. Ahmed provides a lucid, insightful, and nuanced reassessment of Taha Hussein's key role in twentieth-century Egypt's cultural and political life. Anyone interested in modern Egypt will find this book of value.--Zachary Lockman "New York University" Product Description Taha Hussein (1889–1973) is one of Egypt's most iconic figures. A graduate of al-Azhar, Egypt's oldest university, a civil servant and public intellectual, and ultimately Egyptian Minister of Public Instruction, Hussein was central to key social and political developments in Egypt during the parliamentary period between 1922 and 1952. Influential in the introduction of a new secular university and a burgeoning press in Egypt―and prominent in public debates over nationalism and the roles of religion, women, and education in making a modern independent nation―Hussein remains a subject of continued admiration and controversy to this day.The Last Nahdawi offers the first biography of Hussein in which his intellectual outlook and public career are taken equally seriously. Examining Hussein's actions against the backdrop of his complex relationship with the Egyptian state, the religious establishment, and the French government, Hussam R. Ahmed reveals modern Egypt's cultural influence in the Arab and Islamic world within the various structural changes and political processes of the parliamentary period. Ahmed offers both a history of modern state formation, revealing how the Egyptian state came to hold such a strong grip over culture and education―and a compelling examination of the life of the country's most renowned intellectual. About the Author Hussam R. Ahmed is Assistant Professor of History at Maynooth University.

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Brand: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1503615340
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Historical > 1901 Onwards
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 June 2021
Listed Since: 14 July 2020

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