From mission to modernity : evangelicals, reformers and education in nineteenth century Egypt / Paul Sedra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sedra, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Egypt--History--19th century.

Education.

Educational change--Egypt--History--19th century.

Educational change.

Missions--Educational work--Egypt--History--19th century.

Missions.

Egypt--Social conditions--19th century.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the Iranian Revolution of 1979 are two examples of dramatic, sudden and extraordinary political upheaval that significantly altered the nature of the state and society in the modern age. Here, Ghoncheh Tazmini provides an unprecedented comparative study of these two major revolutions of the twentieth century, which although removed from each other both spatially and temporally, have striking similarities. Examining the roots, events and impact of these two defining upheavals, Tazmini analyses how they resemble each other, stressing the continuity of the dilemma of modernisation for the Romanov, Pahlavi, Communist and Islamist rulers alike. This book is a significant contribution to both historical and contemporary debates concerning Russian and Iranian politics, and to the discourse on the origins and consequences of modernisation and revolution themselves."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter One - To discipline the world: Evangelicals and education

Chapter Two - The missionary example: John Lieder

Chapter Three - The educational reformer: Joseph Hekekyan

Chapter Four - A project abandoned?

Chapter Five - The Great Coptic School: Reinterpreting reform

Chapter Six - A case study in resistance: Asyut at mid-century

Chapter Seven - Ridding Egypt of superstition

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-237) and index.

ISBN:

9786613152350

9780755611126

0755611128

9781283152358

1283152355

9780857719454

0857719459

OCLC:

742333548