Language and Change in the Arab Middle East : The Evolution of Modern Arabic Political Discourse.
Title:
Language and Change in the Arab Middle East : The Evolution of Modern Arabic Political Discourse.
Author:
Ayalon, Ami.
ISBN:
9780195364798
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (211 pages)
Series:
Studies in Middle Eastern History
Contents:
Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Religious Communities and Nation-States -- 2. Sultans, Kings, Emperors -- 3. Subjects and Citizens -- 4. The Sociopolitical Elite-Traditional Standards of Seniority -- 5. The Sociopolitical Elite-Leadership by Popular Election -- 6. Constitutions, Laws, Legislation -- 7. Government, Autocratic and Otherwise -- 8. Instruments of Modern Politics-Parliaments and Parties -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
In this study of the rise of modern Arabic, Ayalon examines 19th-century linguistic change in the Eastern Arab world, describing how the language responded to the infiltration of Western politics, technology, and culture. Focusing on the realm of political discourse, Ayalon looks at a wide array of evidence--local chronicles, travel accounts, translations of European writings, Arab political treatises, newspapers and periodicals, and dictionaries--to show how shifts in the color, tone, and meaning of the Arab vocabulary reflected a new socio-political and cultural reality.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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