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1 online resource (xxxii, 150 pages) |
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Middle East Literature In Translation |
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Middle East literature in translation.
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| Summary |
"Although the Egyptian writer Sayyid Qutb is not a household name in the United States, he is well known throughout the Islamic World as a seminal thinker in the Islamist movement, influential as far away as Pakistan and Malaysia. A member of the Islamic Brotherhood, he was jailed by Gamal Abdul Nasser's government as early as 1954. He became one of the most uncompromising voices of the movement we now call Islamism and is best known perhaps for his book, Ma'lam fi al-tariq, after publication of which he was accused of conspiring against Egyptian president Nasser and arrested. He was executed in 1966." |
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"This memoir tells of Qutb's childhood in the village of Musha in Upper Egypt. Qutb documents the era between 1912 and 1918, a time immensely influential in the creation of modern Egypt. He offers a clear picture of Egyptian village life in the early twentieth century, its customs and lore, educational system, religious festivals, relations with the central government, and the struggle to modernize and retain its identity." "A Child from the Village was written just prior to Qutb's conversion to the Islamist cause and reflects his concerns for social justice. Interest in Qutb's writing has increased in the West since Islamism has emerged as a power on the world scene."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Translated from the Arabic |
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Originally published: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Quṭb, Sayyid, 1906-1966 -- Childhood and youth
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| SUBJECT |
Quṭb, Sayyid, 1906-1966 fast |
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Autobiographical fiction, Arabic -- Translations into English
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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Childhood and youth of a person
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Manners and customs
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Autobiographical fiction, Arabic
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Musha (Egypt) -- Biography
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Egypt -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041333
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Egypt
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Translations
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Calvert, John, Dr., translator.
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Shepard, William E., 1933- translator.
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| ISBN |
9780815608073 |
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0815608071 |
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