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Nach dem Englischen des Herrn Burke neu-bearbeitet mit einer Einleitung, Anmerkungen, politischen Abhandlungen, und einem critischen Verzeichniß der in England über diese Revolution erschienenen Schriften von Friedrich Gentz. In Zwei Theilen ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Gall.rev. 383-1/2

Nach dem Englischen des Herrn Burke neu-bearbeitet mit einer Einleitung, Anmerkungen, politischen Abhandlungen, und einem critischen Verzeichniß der in England über diese Revolution erschienenen Schriften von Friedrich Gentz. In Zwei Theilen ; Laut Fußnote im Critischen Verzeichnis, Seite [287] gehört der Band zur neuen Ausgabe ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Gall.rev. 383 ab-1/2

As a world historian interested in both the history of European orientalism and modern Islamic history, I have long been struck by the similarities between the indeterminacy of our present time and that of the early twentieth century. One place where these indeterminacies come together is the Middle East. Unpredicted by all observers, an Islamic political revival is under way. Since the Islamic revolution in Iran (1978-79), secular nationalism is in retreat in the region, confounding both Left and Right alike. Why is there an Islamist movement in Algeria (the erstwhile center of Third Worldism)? Why is Egypt, which was the leader of progressive Arab nationalism under Nasser, itself increasingly exposed to an Islamist challenge? How are we to understand these developments? Do they represent a retreat from modernity? Accounting for the Islamist movement in the Middle East has thus far confounded all theories. For those concerned with theory and history this gap should induce more concern than it has so far. One way to remap the dimensions of this problem is through a consideration of the similar incomprehension that greeted the emergence of nationalisms in the area following the collapse of the Ottoman empire.

This is a essay about framing, about contextualization. It seeks to situate the political and cultural transitions the modern Middle East has undergone in this century in their world historical contexts, the better to help us understand the meanings of the present shift to Islamist forms of politics in the region. It is my contention that scholars have misunderstood the world historical significance of the emergence of nationalism in the area, that they have misconstrued its relationship to orientalism and to the European enlightenment more generally, and (as a result) largely misunderstood the nature of the Islamist challenge. In many ways my reflections here spring from a dissatisfaction with the inadequacies (both epistemological and world historical) of the ways in which some critics of orientalism have located modernity.

Intro -- Edmund Burke, Select Works Volume 1 -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents -- Editor's Foreword, p. ix -- Biographical Note, p. xv -- Editor's Note, p. xxi -- Introduction by E.J. Payne, p. 3 -- Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents, p. 69 -- Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq., on American Taxation, p. 157 -- Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq., on Moving His Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies, p. 221 -- Notes, p. 291.

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