Patel, Abdulrazzak,

The Arab nahdah : the making of the intellectual and humanist movement / Abdulrazzak Patel. - xii, 259 pages ; 24 cm. - Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature . - Edinburgh studies in modern Arabic literature .

Explores the key factors that contributed to the Arab Renaissance (nahḍah) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Focuses on internal factors including the home-grown humanist movement of the period that drove much of the linguistic, literary, and educational activity of the period.

Bibliography : pages 234-249

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Civilization, Arab--Western influences.
Civilization, Arab--19th century.
Civilization, Arab--20th century.
Humanism--Arab countries--19th century.
Humanism--History--Arab countries--20th century


Arab countries--Intellectual life--19th century.
Arab countries--Intellectual life--20th century.