Mutual othering Islam, modernity, and the politics of cross-cultural encounters in pre-colonial Moroccan and European travel writing / Ahmed Idrissi Alami.

Author/creator Idrissi Alami, Ahmed
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press,
Descriptionxi, 260 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Travelers' writings, European--Morocco. --History and criticism.
Europe--Description and travel.
Travelers' writings, Arabic--Europe. --History and criticism.
European prose literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Arabic prose literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
East and West in literature.
Islam in literature.
Ethnology in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Morocco--Description and travel.

Contents Introduction: concepts of modernity -- Literary depictions of the Moor, travel writing and the Maghreb -- The rihla to Europe: transcultural Islam and the Islamization of modernity -- Visions of Morocco and its pre-modernity in French travel writing -- Slavery, racism and the rhetoric of modernity in British travel writing -- Conclusions and contemporary debates.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-253) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012029167
ISBN9781438447339 (hardcover : alk. paper)