Author: Mrs. Hofland (Barbara)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Charles Corm
Author: Franck SalamehPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739184016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Charles Corm: An Intellectual Biography of a Twentieth-Century Lebanese “Young Phoenician” delves into the history of the modern Middle East and an inquiry into Lebanese intellectual, cultural, and political life as incarnated in the ideas, and as illustrated by the times, works, and activities of Charles Corm (1894–1963). Charles Corm was a guiding spirit behind modern Lebanese nationalism, a leading figure in the “Young Phoenicians” movement, and an advocate for identity narratives that are often dismissed in the prevalent Arab nationalist paradigms that have come to define the canon of Middle East history, political thought, and scholarship of the past century. But Charles Corm was much more than a man of letters upholding a specific patriotic mission. As a poet and entrepreneur, socialite and orator, philanthropist and patron of the arts, and as a leading businessman, Charles Corm commanded immense influence on modern Lebanese political and social life, popular culture, and intellectual production during the interwar period and beyond. In many respects, Charles Corm has also been “the conscience” of Lebanese society at a crucial juncture in its modern history, as the autonomous sanjak/Mutasarrifiyya (or Province) of Mount-Lebanon and the Vilayet (State) of Beirut of the late nineteenth century were navigating their way out of Ottoman domination and into a French Mandatory period (ca. 1918), before culminating with the independence of the Republic of Lebanon in 1943.
Go East, Young Man
Author: Richard FrancavigliaPublisher: Utah State University Press
ISBN: 9781607329282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Transference of orientalist images and identities to the American landscape and its inhabitants, especially in the West—in other words, portrayal of the West as the “Orient”—has been a common aspect of American cultural history. Place names, such as the Jordan River or Pyramid Lake, offer notable examples, but the imagery and its varied meanings are more widespread and significant. Understanding that range and significance, especially to the western part of the continent, means coming to terms with the complicated, nuanced ideas of the Orient and of the North American continent that European Americans brought to the West. Such complexity is what historical geographer Richard Francaviglia unravels in this book. Since the publication of Edward Said’s book, Orientalism, the term has come to signify something one-dimensionally negative. In essence, the orientalist vision was an ethnocentric characterization of the peoples of Asia (and Africa and the “Near East”) as exotic, primitive “others” subject to conquest by the nations of Europe. That now well-established point, which expresses a postcolonial perspective, is critical, but Francaviglia suggest that it overlooks much variation and complexity in the views of historical actors and writers, many of whom thought of western places in terms of an idealized and romanticized Orient. It likewise neglects positive images and interpretations to focus on those of a decadent and ostensibly inferior East. We cannot understand well or fully what the pervasive orientalism found in western cultural history meant, says Francaviglia, if we focus only on its role as an intellectual engine for European imperialism. It did play that role as well in the American West. One only need think about characterizations of American Indians as Bedouins of the Plains destined for displacement by a settled frontier. Other roles for orientalism, though, from romantic to commercial ones, were also widely in play. In Go East, Young Man, Francaviglia explores a broad range of orientalist images deployed in the context of European settlement of the American West, and he unfolds their multiple significances.
Traveling East
Author: Ronald E. Young 33°Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595348645
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Freemasonry has been around for a long time, and it has not yet been clearly explained until now. Traveling East brings Blue Lodge Masonry into the 21st Century. No longer will Young Masons not know what is expected of them, no longer will a young Mason not know how to bury a brother Mason. Through the years all the knowledge of Masonry was kept by the elders, they only told you what they wanted you to know, this kept you coming back for more, as Masons would say this kept you craving for more light. Traveling East explains it all, with very easy to learn terms, but no pictures, that is where the elders will come in. Traveling East has something for all Masons to learn, remember when you were told that you will never know it all well...Traveling East will get you real close to the real truth about that which was lost, and never found, or was there ever anything lost? Traveling East takes you back to where it all started.
The Young Pilgrim, Or Alfred Campbell's Return to the East: and His Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Asia Minor, Arabia Petrea, &c
Author: Mrs. Hofland (Barbara)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Go East, Young Man the Early Year the Autobiography of William O. Douglas
Author: Go East Young Man Generations Past
Author: Andrew Ross BurtonPublisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821419242
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Contemporary Africa is demographically characterized above all else by its youthfulness. In East Africa the median age of the population is now a striking 17.5 years, and more than 65 percent of the population is age 24 or under. This situation has attracted growing scholarly attention, resulting in an important and rapidly expanding literature on the position of youth in African societies. While the scholarship examining the contemporary role of youth in African societies is rich and growing, the historical dimension has been largely neglected in the literature thus far. Generations Past seeks to address this gap through a wide-ranging selection of essays that covers an array of youth-related themes in historical perspective. Thirteen chapters explore the historical dimensions of youth in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first–century Ugandan, Tanzanian, and Kenyan societies. Key themes running through the book include the analytical utility of youth as a social category; intergenerational relations and the passage of time; youth as a social and political problem; sex and gender roles among East African youth; and youth as historical agents of change. The strong list of contributors includes prominent scholars of the region, and the collection encompasses a good geographical spread of all three East African countries.
Go East, Young Man
Author: Richard FrancavigliaPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 087421811X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Transference of orientalist images and identities to the American landscape and its inhabitants, especially in the West—in other words, portrayal of the West as the “Orient”—has been a common aspect of American cultural history. Place names, such as the Jordan River or Pyramid Lake, offer notable examples, but the imagery and its varied meanings are more widespread and significant. Understanding that range and significance, especially to the western part of the continent, means coming to terms with the complicated, nuanced ideas of the Orient and of the North American continent that European Americans brought to the West. Such complexity is what historical geographer Richard Francaviglia unravels in this book. Since the publication of Edward Said’s book, Orientalism, the term has come to signify something one-dimensionally negative. In essence, the orientalist vision was an ethnocentric characterization of the peoples of Asia (and Africa and the “Near East”) as exotic, primitive “others” subject to conquest by the nations of Europe. That now well-established point, which expresses a postcolonial perspective, is critical, but Francaviglia suggest that it overlooks much variation and complexity in the views of historical actors and writers, many of whom thought of western places in terms of an idealized and romanticized Orient. It likewise neglects positive images and interpretations to focus on those of a decadent and ostensibly inferior East. We cannot understand well or fully what the pervasive orientalism found in western cultural history meant, says Francaviglia, if we focus only on its role as an intellectual engine for European imperialism. It did play that role as well in the American West. One only need think about characterizations of American Indians as Bedouins of the Plains destined for displacement by a settled frontier. Other roles for orientalism, though, from romantic to commercial ones, were also widely in play. In Go East, Young Man, Francaviglia explores a broad range of orientalist images deployed in the context of European settlement of the American West, and he unfolds their multiple significances.
The 2nd Coming. The Recolonization of Africa by the East
Author: Richard YoungPublisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3346482510
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Document from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, , language: English, abstract: It is without dispute that Africa is rich in diverse non-renewable natural resources and has a large market share for the production of various minerals. Over the years, corruption practices have festered in various institutions within Africa. Although different challenges have contributed to the collapse of the African economy, appropriate reforms can be developed. The expansion of the economic influence of China in Africa has given the Chinese government a comparative advantage in its bilateral trade with African countries. The continuous increase in the role of the Chinese government in African countries has been fostered by the political rulers in the continent. But what are the risks of the Chinese impact on Africa? Does Africa really profit? How can the African institutions work more effectively? Can the Chinese actions be interpreted as a recolonization of Africa? For some African nations, a partnership with China is irresistible because of the significant and urgent need for infrastructure, which China is willing to finance with relaxed but punitive and exorbitant repayment terms. Dr. Richard Young analyses the Chinese impact and its goals to assess the consequences for the African continent. He explains the problems of earlier colonization and connects them to mistakes being made in the present. The author gives practical advice how to deal with the situation and how to improve Africa’s institutional for more effectiveness.
Conflict and Compromise in East Germany, 1971–1989
Author: J. MadarászPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403938369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This extensively researched empirical analysis of the GDR in the years 1971-1989 challenges current historical interpretations of GDR history. It focuses on four social groups - youth, women, writers and Christians - to highlight the stability of this socialist society until 1987. The strength of the regime is shown to have been based on a continuously negotiated process of give-and-take involving major parts of the population.
The Young Engineers in Arizona
Author: Harrie Irving HancockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Two young civil engineers build a railroad across quicksand while they fight off a dangerous gambler and his cutthroat followers.