Synopses & Reviews
The working people, who constitute the majority in any society, can be and deserve to be subjects of history. Joel Beinin's state-of-the-art survey of subaltern history in the Middle East demonstrates lucidly how their lives, experiences, and culture can inform our historical understanding. Beginning in the eighteenth century, the book charts the history of the peasants and the modern working classes across the lands of the Ottoman Empire and its Muslim-majority successor-states. Inspired by the approach of the Indian subaltern Studies school, the book presents a synthetic assessment of the scholarly work on the social history of the region for over thirty years. Students will find it rich in detail, and accessible in presentation.
Review
"...vivid and interesting..." Middle East Quarterly
Synopsis
Joel Beinin's book offers a state-of-the-art survey of subaltern history in the Middle East.
Synopsis
As a state-of-the-art survey of subaltern history in the Middle East, Joel Beinin's book represents the first critical assessment of the literature for over thirty years. It offers fresh insights into the lives of ordinary men and women. Students will find it rich in detail and accessible in presentation.
About the Author
Joel Beinin is Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University. His publications include The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora (1998) and Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Egypt and Israel, 1948-65 (1990).
Table of Contents
Introduction: 1. The world capitalist market, provincial regimes and local producers, 1750-1839; 2. Ottoman reform and European Imperialism, 1839-1907; 3. The rise of mass politics, 1908-39; 4. Fikri al-Khuli's journey to al-Mahalla al-Kubra; 5. Populist nationalism, state-led development and authoritarian regimes, 1939-73; 6. Post-populist reformation of the working-class and peasantry.