{"product_id":"narratives-of-dislocation-in-the-nadeen-dakkak-9781032294780","title":"Narratives of Dislocation in the Arab World: Rewriting Ghurba","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis monograph explores and investigates narratives of physical, psychological, and emotional dislocation that take place within the Arab world, approaching them as manifestations of the Arabic word \u003ci\u003eghurba\u003c\/i\u003e, or estrangement, as a feeling and state of being.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistancing itself from the centrality of the \"West\" in postcolonial and Arabic literary studies, the book explores experiences of migration, displacement and cosmopolitanism that do not directly ensue from the encounter with Europe or the European other. Covering texts from the Levant, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and beyond from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, the book grounds narratives of dislocation in the political, social and cultural structures that affect the everyday lived experiences of individuals and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn analysis of Arabic, Turkish and English texts - encompassing fiction, memoirs and translations - highlights less visible narratives of \u003ci\u003eghurba\u003c\/i\u003e, specifically amongst ethnic minorities and religious communities. Ultimately, the chapters contribute to a picture of the Arab world as a place of \u003ci\u003eghurba \u003c\/i\u003ewhere mobile and immobile subjects, foreigners and local inhabitants alike, encounter alienation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together a diverse range of academic perspectives, the book will be of interest to students and scholars in postcolonial and comparative literary studies, history, and Arabic and Middle East studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadeen Dakkak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032294787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032294780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Nadeen Dakkak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128340181247,"sku":"9781032294780","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_387426aa-748a-47c1-8146-84171b69940b.jpg?v=1687458210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narratives-of-dislocation-in-the-nadeen-dakkak-9781032294780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}