The Calligraphic State : Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society
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Format
Paperback / softback
Book Series
Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies
ISBN-10
0520205154
ISBN-13
9780520205154
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 16th, 1996
Print length
324 Pages
Weight
562 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 16.00 x 2.20 cms
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Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well.
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