Liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean : late 19th century until the 1960s / / edited by Christoph Schumann.

• Superior document: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 104
• TeilnehmendeR: Schumann, Christoph.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 104.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume analyzes liberal thought in the Eastern Mediterranean since the late nineteenth century, highlighting its long-term and ongoing influence, and challenging the conventional wisdom that liberalism has no legitimate place in the region’s intellectual discourse. By investigating the activities of diverse institutions, media, and personalities, the authors in this volume examine the liberal ideas and values that emerged during eras of both peace and political turmoil, while recognizing the factors contributing to their decline. Seen from these many perspectives, liberal thought developed not merely from “Westernization,” but from the interaction between indigenous intellectual critique and political ideology, political experiences and literary imagination, and a mixture of admiration for and resistance to European ideas and political domination.

Table of Contents

Introduction / Christoph Schumann -- Part one : the impact of the west : mission, mandate, and education -- Part two : constitutionalism, revolution, and liberal thought -- Part three : liberal thought and its ambivalences.