CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST 2014 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS IN THE ARAB

MIDDLE EAST

PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

LINK: http://is.gd/YS3gLA RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL

FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2015.01.08

ISBN: 9781107684997 STORE DATE: 2014

SAVED.MONEY: 29 DOLLAR DISKCOUNT: 02 x 05MB

AUTHOR: PROFESSOR ELIE PODEH



BOOK



Why do countries celebrate defining religious moments or

significant events in their history, and how and why do their

leaders select certain events for commemoration and not others?

This book is the first systematic study of the role of

celebrations and public holidays in the Arab Middle East from the

fall of the Ottoman Empire to the present. By tracing the history

of the modern nation-state through successive generations, the

book shows how Arab rulers have used public holidays as a means

of establishing their legitimacy and, more broadly, a sense of

national identity. Most recently, some states have attempted to

nationalize religious festivals in the face of the Islamic

revival. With its many illustrations and copious examples from

across the region, the book offers an alternative perspective on

the history and politics of the Middle East