Confronting Fascism in the Arabic Jewish Press : Intellectual Debates and Entangled Loyalties, 1933-1948 / Lucia Admiraal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Admiraal, Lucia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism.

Jews--History.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

During the 1930s and 1940s, Jews in the Middle East took part in extensive debates on fascism in the public sphere. How did the rise of fascism impact the ways in which Jews in the region envisioned the past, present and future? Confronting Fascism in the Arabic Jewish Press examines Jewish discussions on the positions and identities of Jews in the Middle East within the context of multifocal debates on fascism. Focussing on the Arabic Jewish press in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, it studies the ideas of its editors and main contributors and their intellectual networks. Putting those debates within the context of social, political and national reorientations following the end of the Ottoman Empire, the book uses an ideas-based and conceptual approach to also connect this history to global debates on fascism centred on the concepts of race, civilization and religion. In doing so, it situates Jewish discussions on fascism in the Middle East not only at the heart of Arab intellectual history, but also as part of a globalizing public sphere during the interwar, war and immediate post-war periods (1933-1948). The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Contents:

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. Middle Eastern Jewish Intellectuals in the Age of Reform 3. The Idea of a Semitic Brotherhood 4. The Jewish Contribution to Civilization Discourse 5. Viewing Fascism through the Lens of Religion and Sectarianism 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780755652785

0755652789

OCLC:

1457641950