Middle Eastern Politics and Historical Memory: Martyrdom, Revolution, and Forging National Identities

by Jacob Lassner

Book Overview

How is the complex history of the ancient Near East and Islamic World brought to bear in contemporary political discourse?

In this book, Medieval Near Eastern historian Jacob Lassner explores the resonance of ancient and medieval history in the political disputes that dominate the contemporary Middle East.

From identification with ancient forbears as a method of legitimization and nation-building, to tracing the deep history of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755602099
• ISBN13: 9780755602094
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 248 Pages