[Bilimsel Haber] New Book: German Orientalism

[Onur Inal]

Dear list members,
 
Please note the publication of my book:
 
German Orientalism: The Study of the Middle East and Islam from 1800 to 1945
Culture and Civilization in the Middle East, no. 16 London and New York:
Routledge, 2009
 
During the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, German
universities were at the forefront of scholarship in Oriental studies.
Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of thousands of German publications on
the Middle East from this period, this book presents a detailed history of
the development of Orientalism. Offering an alternative to the view of
Orientalism as a purely intellectual pursuit or solely as a function of
politics, this book traces the development of the discipline as a
profession. The author discusses the interrelation between research choices
and employment opportunities at German universities, examining the history
of the discipline within the framework of the humanities. On that basis,
topics such as the establishment of Oriental philology; the process of
institutional differentiation between the study of Semitic languages and the
study of Sanskrit and comparative linguistics; the emergence of Assyriology;
and the partial establishment of Islamic studies are explored.
 
For further information:
http://www.routledge.com/books/German-Orientalism-isbn9780415464901 
 
Kind regards,
 
Ursula Wokoeck
 
Rothberg Graduate School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev