Historians, state, and politics in twentieth century Egypt : contesting the nation / Anthony Gorman.

"Transferred to Digital Printing 2010."--T.p. verso of paperback edition

Originally published London: Routledge, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-264) and index.

Introduction -- Part I. Historians and the national discourse -- History, institutions and the state -- History in the street: the on-academic historian -- Egypt for which Egyptians? -- Part II. National dissonance -- The Mutamassirun -- Conclusion.

This book deals with the relationship between historical scholarship and politics in twentieth century Egypt. It examines the changing roles of the academic historian, the university system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension between them in contesting the modern history of Egypt. In a detailed discussion of the literature, the study analyzes the political nature of competing interpretations and uses the examples of Copts and resident foreigners to demonstrate the dissonant challenges to the national discourse that testify to its limitations, deficiencies and silences.