Language, memory, and identity in the Middle East
Subtitle: the case for Lebanon
By: Franck Salemeh.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739137383; 9780739137406
Subjects: Language and culture -- Lebanon; Arabic language -- Social aspects -- Lebanon; National characteristics, Lebanese; Group identity -- Lebanon; Lebanon -- Intellectual life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Arabism and its rivals; title: Swarming memories, clashing identities : the case for Lebanon; title: Lebanon's myths and legends; title: Saïd Akl : the architect of the spirit of the nation; title: Particularism as template; title: Linguistic Lebanonism; title: Toward a Lebanese alphabet, towards a new Middle East; title: Conclusion.