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Debunking the Myths of Colonization
The Arabs and Europe
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2010
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Debunking the Myths of Colonization. examines Salman Rushdie's thesis on the paradoxical nature of colonialism and its horrific impact on the psyche of the colonized. It probes Frantz Fanon's theories concerning the relationship between colonizers and colonized, and attempts to apply these theories to modern Arabic literature. Like Rushdi and Fanon, many Arab writers have embarked on a journey to the metropolis of their ex-colonial masters. Due to their encounter with English or French culture, they have written memoirs, poems, or fictions in which they have represented themselves and the 'other.' Their representations differ markedly according to their own make up as human beings, their class, education, experiences, and gender. Yet what brings them together is their love-hate relationship with the ex-colonizer. In the case of the Palestinian writers, however, there is only bitterness and bewilderment at Israel as a colonizing power in the 21st century and its Jewish citizens, who were once victims in Europe but now have turned into victimizers.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5038-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5039-7
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
282
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Brief Chronology of the Historyof Colonization of the Arab World No access
Chapter 1. Introduction: Violent Arrival and Departure: Western Intruders Wreak Havoc on the World–A Theoretical Overview No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter 2. The Encounter between the Colonized and the Colonizer No access Pages 25 - 37
Chapter 3. A Discovery Voyage of Self and Other: Fadwa Tuqan’s Sojourn in England in the Early Sixties No access Pages 38 - 67
Chapter 4. The Fascination of an Egyptian Intellectual with Europe: Taha Husayn and France No access Pages 68 - 89
Chapter 5. Are Europeans Like Us? Tawfiq al-Hakim: A Perplexed Egyptian Intellectual in Paris No access Pages 90 - 120
Chapter 6. Colonialism Failed Project: Yahya Haqqi and Imperial Britain No access Pages 121 - 135
Chapter 7. The Destruction of Both Colonizer and Colonized: Mustafa Sa’eed, a Fictitious Sudanese Intellectual Journeys to England, the Depth of Hell No access Pages 136 - 154
Chapter 8. Buried in the Deepest Recesses of Memory: A Queen or a Slave? The Vision of Ghassan Kanafani and Emile Habibi of the City of Haifa No access Pages 155 - 178
Chapter 9. Women under Occupation: Fadwa Tuqan and Sahar Khalifah Document Israeli Colonization No access Pages 179 - 198
Chapter 10. Is Friendship Possible between the Colonizer and the Colonized? A Comparative Assessment No access Pages 199 - 220
Chapter 11. Conclusion: Fractured Identities: The Perilous Journey to Self-Recovery No access Pages 221 - 228
Appendix One. Palestine and Palestinian Writers: Brief Chronology of Palestinian History from 1914 till January 2009 No access Pages 229 - 242
Appendix Two. Egypt and Egyptian Writers: Brief Chronology of Egyptian History from 1869 To 1973 No access Pages 243 - 250
Appendix Three. Sudan And Al-Tayeb Salih: Brief Chronology Of Sudan History From 1820 To 2006 No access Pages 251 - 254
