In this groundbreaking book, Ilham Khuri-Makdisi establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria between 1860 and 1914. She shows that socialist and anarchist ideas were regularly discussed, disseminated, and reworked among intellectuals, workers, dramatists, Egyptians, Ottoman Syrians, ethnic Italians, Greeks, and many others in these cities. In situating the Middle East within the context of world history, Khuri-Makdisi challenges nationalist and elite narratives of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history as well as Eurocentric ideas about global radical movements. The book demonstrates that these radical trajectories played a fundamental role in shaping societies throughout the world and offers a powerful rethinking of Ottoman intellectual and social history.
About the AuthorIlham Khuri-Makdisi is Associate Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies at Northeastern University.
Reviews"A dazzling array of published and archival sources in Arabic, Ottoman, Italian, French, and English." Arab Studies Journal "Effectively disputes tired and old paradigms... An essential contribution to the literature of the origins of left-wing radicalism." -- Fraser Ottanelli European Legacy
Book InformationISBN 9780520280144
Author Ilham Khuri-MakdisiFormat Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm