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(Vol. IX No. 2/Vol. X No. 1): Fall 2001/Spring 2002
From The Editors: With this issue, the Arab Studies Journal enters its tenth year of publication. The consistent support of its editorial review board and a committed volunteer staff enables ASJ to provide a forum for fresh approaches to the study of the Middle East and North Africa. In this issue, readers will note an expanded book review section, the work of graduate students based at New York University now complementing the Journal's editorial team's home base at Georgetown University. As ASJ continues to grow, and its committed volunteer staff move on from Georgetown University to their academic institutions, we are following suit as an organization and expanding the base from which we seek quality editorship and research . . . [read more] |
Table of Contents
Articles
10. The "Whirling Dervish" vs. "The Universal:" Discourses of Culture and Power in Israel
by Lital Levy
31. Where Have All the Families Gone? Egyptian Literary Texts of the 1990s
by Samia Mehrez
Special Section: Succession in the Arab World
50. Succession, Legitimacy, and Regime Stability in Jordan
by Oliver Schlumberger and Andre Bank
73. The President, the Son, and the Military: The Question of Succession in Egypt
by Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Youssef Hussein
Book Reviews
101. The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon
by Farid El-Khazen
reviewed by As'ad Abukhalil
106. The Experimental Arabic Novel: Postcolonial Literary Modernism in the Levant
by Stefan G. Meyer
reviewed by Sinan Antoon
109. Beyond Colonialism and Nationalism in the Maghrib: History, Culture, and Politics
Edited by Ali Abdullatif Ahmida
reviewed by John Barger
114. A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East
Edited by Sami Zubaida and Richard Tapper
reviewed by Amahl Bishara
118. A Matter of Fate: The Concept of Fate in the Arab World as Reflected in Modern Arabic Literature
by Dalya Cohen-Mor
reviewed by Ariel M Blumenthal
123. The Berbers and the Islamic State: The Marinid Experience in Pre-Protectorate Morocco
by Maya Shatzmiller
reviewed by Hussein Fancy
127. The Politics of Interventionism in Ottoman Lebanon, 1830-1861
by Caesar E. Farah
reviewed by Timothy J. Fitzgerald
131. Discourses on Gender/Gendered Discourses in the Middle East
Edited by Boaz Shoshan
reviewed by Hanan Kholoussy
135. Turks, Moors, and Englishmen in the Age of Discovery
by Nabil Matar
reviewed by Abdelhamid Lotfi
139. Israel and the Politics of Jewish Identity: The Secular-Religious Issue
by Asher Cohen and Bernard Susser
reviewed by Hadar Makov-Hasson
142. Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan
by Joseph Massad
reviewed by Shana Minkin
146. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World
by Avi Shlaim
reviewed by Husam A. Mohamad
151. The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948
Edited by Eugene L. Rogan and Avi Shlaim
reviewed by Nicholas E. Roberts
154. Cairo
by Andre Raymond
reviewed by Paul Sedra
157. Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate
by Tayeb el-Hibri
reviewed by Abed El-Rahman Tayyara
160. The Middle East Water Question: Hydropolitics and the Global Economy
by Tony Allan
reviewed by Ariella Vraneski Review Essays
165. Citizenship, Gender, and the State
reviewed by Ozlem Atlan
172. Islam and Modernity
reviewed by Muhammad Haron
Articles
10. The "Whirling Dervish" vs. "The Universal:" Discourses of Culture and Power in Israel
by Lital Levy
31. Where Have All the Families Gone? Egyptian Literary Texts of the 1990s
by Samia Mehrez
Special Section: Succession in the Arab World
50. Succession, Legitimacy, and Regime Stability in Jordan
by Oliver Schlumberger and Andre Bank
73. The President, the Son, and the Military: The Question of Succession in Egypt
by Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Youssef Hussein
Book Reviews
101. The Breakdown of the State in Lebanon
by Farid El-Khazen
reviewed by As'ad Abukhalil
106. The Experimental Arabic Novel: Postcolonial Literary Modernism in the Levant
by Stefan G. Meyer
reviewed by Sinan Antoon
109. Beyond Colonialism and Nationalism in the Maghrib: History, Culture, and Politics
Edited by Ali Abdullatif Ahmida
reviewed by John Barger
114. A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East
Edited by Sami Zubaida and Richard Tapper
reviewed by Amahl Bishara
118. A Matter of Fate: The Concept of Fate in the Arab World as Reflected in Modern Arabic Literature
by Dalya Cohen-Mor
reviewed by Ariel M Blumenthal
123. The Berbers and the Islamic State: The Marinid Experience in Pre-Protectorate Morocco
by Maya Shatzmiller
reviewed by Hussein Fancy
127. The Politics of Interventionism in Ottoman Lebanon, 1830-1861
by Caesar E. Farah
reviewed by Timothy J. Fitzgerald
131. Discourses on Gender/Gendered Discourses in the Middle East
Edited by Boaz Shoshan
reviewed by Hanan Kholoussy
135. Turks, Moors, and Englishmen in the Age of Discovery
by Nabil Matar
reviewed by Abdelhamid Lotfi
139. Israel and the Politics of Jewish Identity: The Secular-Religious Issue
by Asher Cohen and Bernard Susser
reviewed by Hadar Makov-Hasson
142. Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan
by Joseph Massad
reviewed by Shana Minkin
146. The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World
by Avi Shlaim
reviewed by Husam A. Mohamad
151. The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948
Edited by Eugene L. Rogan and Avi Shlaim
reviewed by Nicholas E. Roberts
154. Cairo
by Andre Raymond
reviewed by Paul Sedra
157. Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the Abbasid Caliphate
by Tayeb el-Hibri
reviewed by Abed El-Rahman Tayyara
160. The Middle East Water Question: Hydropolitics and the Global Economy
by Tony Allan
reviewed by Ariella Vraneski Review Essays
165. Citizenship, Gender, and the State
reviewed by Ozlem Atlan
172. Islam and Modernity
reviewed by Muhammad Haron