Imagining the Arab Other: How Arabs and Non-Arabs Represent Each Other (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

In this innovative study, Professor Tahar Labib seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. __Imagining The Arab Other__ examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. It demonstrates the central role of the Catholic Church in ascribing to the Arab peoples a set of characteristics associated with the 'Other'. Labib places this survey in the context of theoretical debates, started by Edward Said's 'Orientalism', on the construction of 'Other'. With its diversity of perspectives, __Imagining The Arab Other__ offers a new way of understanding of identity and cultural difference in the Middle East, one which goes beyond the Orientalist / Occidentalist paradigm. Resource Added For The Global Business Program 101381. Part I. On The Otherness Question -- The Other As An Historical Invention / Jean Ferreux -- Orientalism And Occidentalism : Invention Of The Other In Anthropological Discourse / Munzer A. Kilani -- The Other's Image : The Sociology Of Difference / Haidar Ibrahim Ali -- The Other, The Self And The Idea Of Citizenship / Pierre Paolo Donatti -- Part Ii. Behind The Borders : (1) The Arab View Of The Other -- The Other In Arab Culture / Tahar Labib -- The African In Arab Culture : Dynamics Of Inclusion And Exclusion / Helmi Sharawi -- The Dialectics Of The Ego And The Other : A Study Of Tahtawi's Takhlis Al Ebriz / Hassan Hanafi -- The Other's Image In Maghrebi Travel Writings / Abdul Salam Heimer -- Tunisia And The World : Attitude Of The Young Tunisian To Other Countries / Michael Suleiman -- Part Iii. Behind The Borders : (2) The Other's View Of The Arab -- The Image Of Arabs And Islam In French Textbooks / Marilyn Nassr -- The Catholic Church And Islam / Anzo Patchi -- The Others' Image : Real And False Fears In Arab-european Relations / Sigurd N. Skirpekk -- Part Iv. Across Borders : The Other Of Literature And Arts -- The Other's Image In Quinnel's The Mahdi / Abu Bakr Ahmed Bakadir -- Arab And Turkish Images Of Each Other / Ibrahim Al Dakuki -- Arab And Iranian Images Of Each Other / Talal Atrissi. Edited By Tahar Labib. At Head Of T.p.: Centre For Arab Unity Studies. Includes Bibliographical References. "In this innovative study, Professor Tahar Labib seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. Imagining the Arab Other examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. It demonstrates the central role of the Catholic Church in ascribing to the Arab peoples a set of characteristics associated with the 'Other'. Labib places this survey in the context of theoretical debates, started by Edward Said's 'Orientalism', on the construction of 'Other'. With its diversity of perspectives, Imagining the Arab Other offers a new way of understanding identity and cultural difference in the Middle East, one which goes beyond the Orientalist/Occidentalist paradigm."--Bloomsbury Publishing. & Nbsp; In this innovative study, Professor Tahar Labib seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. Imagining The Arab Other examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. It demonstrates the central role of the Catholic Church in ascribing to the Arab peoples a set of characteristics associated with the 'Other'. Labib places this survey in the context of theoretical debates, started by Edward Said's 'Orientalism', on the construction of'Other'. With its diversity of perspectives, Imagining The Arab Other offers a new way of understanding of identity and cultural difference in the Middle East, one which goes beyond the Orientalist / Occidentalist paradigm