Middle Eastern Politics and Ideas: A History from Within (Library of Modern Middle East Studies, 6)

A collection of essays exploring the modern history of Middle East societies by looking at the interaction between the internal history of ideas and the social transformation of local elites under Western impact. Albert Hourani The Historian / Roger Owen -- The Return Of The East : Muhammad Husayn Haykal's Recantation Of Positivism, 1927-1930 / Israel Gershoni -- Albert Hourani And Orientalism / Gaby Piterberg -- A Rare Testimony : Albert Hourani And The Anglo-american Committee, 1946 / Amikam Nachmani -- The Emergence Of Ottoman-local Elites (1700-1900) : A Framework For Research / Ehud Toledano -- From The 'politics Of Notables' To The 'politics Of Nationalism' : The Husayni Family, 1840-1922 / Ilan Pappé -- Attempts To Create A Political Community In Modern Syria / Moshe Maʼoz. Edited By Ilan Pappé And Moshe Maʼoz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributers Introduction 1 Albert Hourani the Historian 2 The Return of the East: Muhammad Husayn Haykal’s Recantation of Positivism 3 Albert Hourani and Orientalism 4 A Rare Testimony: Albert Hourani and the Anglo-American Committee, 1946 5 The Emergence of Ottoman-Local Elites (1700-1900): A Framework for Research 6 The ‘Politics of Notables’ to the ‘Politics of Nationalism’: The Husayni Family, 1840-1922 7 Attempts to Create a Political Community in Modem Syria Index