Motherland Lost: The Egyptian and Coptic Quest for Modernity (Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order)

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword by Fouad Ajami and Charles Hill; Foreword by Charles Hill; Acknowledgments; A Note on Names and Dates; Chronology; Introduction; One: Sons of Saint Mark; Two: Under the Banner of Islam; Three: Corsican General, Albanian Commander; Four: What Is Modernity Anyway?; Five: We the ...? Forming a National Identity; Six: The Rise and Fall of the Liberal Age; Seven: Pharaohs and Titans; Conclusion: The Bitterness of Leaving, the Peril of Staying; Bibliography; About the Author.;Samuel Tadros provides a clear understanding of Copts?the native Egyptian Christians?and their crisis of modernity in conjunction with the overall developments in Egypt as it faced its own struggles with modernity. He argues that the modern plight of Copts is inseparable from the crisis of modernity and the answers developed to address that crisis by the Egyptian state and intellectuals, as well as by the Coptic Church and laypeople. In Motherland Lost, Samuel Tadros Provides A Clear Understanding Of The Copts--the Native Egyptian Christians--and Their Crisis Of Modernity In Conjunction With The Overall Developments In Egypt As It Faced Its Own Struggles With Modernity. He Argues Against The Dominating Narratives That Have Up To Now Shaped Our Understanding Of The Coptic Predicament--their Eternal Persecution, From The Roman And Byzantine Emperors To The Rule Of Islam, And The National Unity Discourse--asserting Rather That It Is Due To The Crisis Of Modernity. Linking The Egyptian And Coptic Stories, The Book Argues That The Plight Of Copts Today Is Inseparable From The Crisis Of Modernity And The Answers Developed To Address That Crisis By The Egyptian State And Intellectuals, As Well As By The Coptic Church And Laypeople. The Author Asserts That The Answers Developed By Egyptian Intellectuals And State Modernizers To The Challenge Modernity Poses Revolved Around The Problem Of Islam. The Copts, Then, Although Affected, Like Their Fellow Egyptians, By The Challenge Of Modernity, Were Faced With A Separate Crisis: A Specific Challenge To Their Ancient Church And The Need For A New Orientation And Revival To Be Able To Deal With Modernity And Its Discontents. Tadros Concludes That The Prospects For Copts In Egypt Appear Bleak And Are Leading To A Massive Coptic Exodus From Egypt. -- Publisher's Website. Sons Of Saint Mark -- Under The Banner Of Islam -- Corsican General, Albanian Commander -- What Is Modernity Anyway? -- We The...? : Forming A National Identity -- The Rise And Fall Of The Liberal Age -- Pharaohs And Titans -- Conclusion : The Bitterness Of Leaving, The Peril Of Staying. Samuel Tadros. Herbert And Jane Dwight Working Group On Islamism And The International Order. Includes Index. Bibliography: Pages 215-222 Provides a clear understanding of the Copts-the native Egyptian Christians-and their crisis of modernity in conjunction with the overall developments in Egypt as it faced its own struggles with modernity.Tadros argues against the dominating narratives that have up to now shaped our understanding of the Coptic predicament, asserting rather that it is due to the crisis of modernity. Monograph appraising financial administration and economic development under the nationalist political party in China from 1927 to 1937 - covers fiscal policy, tariff policy, debt consolidation, debt repayment, monetary policy, currency reforms, banking, national planning, development aid, foreign investment, etc. Bibliography pp. 529 to 540, references and statistical tables