The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society - Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies - Brinkley Messick - Books - University of California Press - 9780520205154 - June 16, 1996
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The Calligraphic State: Textual Domination and History in a Muslim Society - Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies

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Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well.

324 pages, 16 b&w illustrations

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Released June 16, 1996
ISBN13 9780520205154
Publishers University of California Press
Pages 324
Dimensions 160 × 230 × 22 mm   ·   562 g

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