Reading Arabia: British Orientalism in the Age of Mass Publication, 1880-1930 (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)

In “Reading Arabia,” Long explores the change in the tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He examines the role of mass print culture, including travel literature, newspapers, and silent films, in the construction of the British public’s perception of “Arabia” (a region that extended from Morocco through Syria). Reading Arabia traces the evolving tradition of British Orientalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, examining the role of mass print culture in constructing the British public's perception of'Arabia.'Long brings together close readings and ideological analyses of primary texts by Richard Burton, Charles Doughty, Robert Cunninghame Graham, Marmaduke Pickthall, and T. E. Lawrence, along with pamphlets, journalism and commentary, silent films, stage spectacles, and travel literature. Through these texts, Long examines the fantasy of the Orient and its constitutive function. Building on the pioneering work of Edward Said, Reading Arabia looks beyond foreign policy debates and issues of human rights to show how British Orientalism is rooted in words and phrases of a popular culture that shaped the way the public read and imagined the Arab world. In 'reading Arabia, ' Andrew C. Long Explores The Change In The Tradition Of British Orientalism In The Late 19th And Early 20th Centuries. He Examines The Role Of Mass Print Culture, Including Travel Literature, Newspapers And Silent Films, In The Construction Of The British Public's Perception Of 'arabia.' Building On The Pioneering Work Of Edward Said, 'reading Arabia' Looks Beyond Foreign Policy Debates And Issues Of Human Rights To Show How British Orientalism Is Rooted In Words And Phrases Of A Popular Culture That Shaped The Way The Public Read And Imagined The Arab World Introduction: Britain at the fin de siècle and the Orientalist unconscious -- The two tangents of British Orientalism : Burton and Doughty, dandy and prophet in the 1880s -- Khartoum nightmare : popular literature of the British campaign in the Sudan -- A refusal and a traversal : Robert Cunninghame Graham's engagement with Orientalism in Mogreb-el-Acksa -- Orientalism from within and without : Marmaduke Pickthall -- The Arabist as abject modern : T.E. Lawrence -- Conclusion: How to read the Orientalist archive c 1 ff 2 Long Final 3 bf 287 bc 288