{"product_id":"trials-of-arab-modernity-literary-affects-and-the-new-political-9780823251728","title":"Trials of Arab Modernity: Literary Affects and the New Political","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallenging prevalent conceptualizations of modernity--which treat it either as a Western ideology imposed by colonialism or as a universal narrative of progress and innovation--this study instead offers close readings of the simultaneous performances and contestations of modernity staged in works by authors such as Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, Tayeb Salih, Hanan al-Shaykh, Hamdi Abu Golayyel, and Ahmad Alaidy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn dialogue with affect theory, deconstruction, and psychoanalysis, the book reveals these trials to be a violent and ongoing confrontation with and within modernity. In pointed and witty prose, El-Ariss bridges the gap between Nahda (the so-called Arab project of Enlightenment) and postcolonial and postmodern fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarek El-Ariss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Language Initiative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823251728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarek El-Ariss\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Texas, Austin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Language Initiative","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43750648447091,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b6cf1d98-849f-4a6e-b93c-07a35cf22af8.jpg?v=1756466013","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/trials-of-arab-modernity-literary-affects-and-the-new-political-9780823251728","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}