Historians, State and Politics in Twentieth Century Egypt: Contesting the Nation (Routledge Islamic Studies Series)

This book deals with the relationship between historical scholarship and politics in twentieth century Egypt. It examines the changing roles of the academic historian, the university system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension between them in contesting the modern history of Egypt. In a detailed discussion of the literature, the study analyzes the political nature of competing interpretations and uses the examples of Copts and resident foreigners to demonstrate the dissonant challenges to the national discourse that testify to its limitations, deficiencies and silences. Pt. I. Historians And The National Discourse -- 1. The Emergence Of The Academic Tradition -- Egyptian Historiography At The Beginning Of The Twentieth Century -- The Royalist School -- The Founding Fathers: Rif'at, Ghurbal And Sabri -- A Changing Of The Guard -- Ahmad 'izzat 'abd Al-karim: A Home-grown Historian -- Muhammad Anis And The Socialist School -- A More Diverse Academy: Class And Women -- An Organized Profession -- 2. History, Institutions And The State -- Learned Societies -- The Egyptian University -- The Revolution And The University -- The Mithaq And The Mashru' -- Institutes And Think-tanks -- The Higher Institute Of Socialist Studies -- The Centre For Political And Strategic Studies. Anthony Gorman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 246-264) And Index. Deals with the relationship between historical scholarship and politics in 20th century Egypt. It examines the changing roles of the academic historian, the university system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension between them The emergence of the academic historian in Egypt in the period following the end of the First World War has been regarded as heralding a new age in the development of Egyptian historiography.