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Dedication………………………………………………………………...……………iiiAcknowledgements…………………………………………………….….…………...ivAbstract……………………………………….…………………….……………...…..viTable of Contents……………………………………………………..……………….viiTable of Arabic Words Transliteration into the Latin Script…………....………….xIntroduction………………………………………………………………...…..………1Chapter One: Literature Review and Methodology……………………….……….161. Research Subject and its Importance………………………………….……………..171.1 The Contribution of this Study………………………………...…….……………..181.2 The Methodology……………………………………………………..……………201.3 The Reasons for Studying the Period 1980-2011……………………………..……211.4 Background and Related Work………………………………...…………………...241.5 Arab Cities………………………………………………………………………….321.6 Birmingham: An Example of a Modern City……………………....………………391.7 Mecca: A City of Civilisation, Culture and Religion…………...………………….411.8 Baghdad: An Arab Asian City………………………………………………...……431.9 Cairo: An Arab-African Mega City…………………………………...……………441.10 On the Saudi Novel Side……………………………………...…………………..47Chapter Two: The City and Religion……………………...……………………..….522. Introduction………………………………………………...………………………..532.1 Literature Review…………………………………………...………………...……542.2 The City in Religious Sources…………………………………………………...…562.3 The Impact of Religious Sources on Writers………………….……………………602.4 The City and Civilization in Other Sources………………….……………………..612.5 Religion in the City…………………………………………….…………………...642.6 Religion between Village and City as Perceived Through the Novel……………...672.7 In the City……………………………………………………………………...…...732.8 The Role of the Mosque………………………………………………...………….812.9 Role of Holy Qur’an Memorization Schools and Islamic Awareness Societies...…872.10 Role of Student Activities, Summer Centres in Schools and Youths Camps…......902.11 Religious Transformations from 1990 Onwards……………………….....………972.12 Conclusion………………………………………..……………………………...101Chapter Three: The City as a Site of Freedom and Alienation………....…...……1053. Introduction……………………………………………………………...…………1063.1 Literature Review……………………………...……………………...…………..1073.2 Freedom and Alienation in the Saudi City from the Perspective of the Saudi Novel………………………………………………………………………………….1143.3 Social Freedom and Alienation in the Saudi City…………………………...…....1163.4 Psychological Freedom and Alienation in the Saudi City…………………...……1293.5 Cultural Freedom and Alienation in the City……………………………...……...1353.6 The Role of Language in Emotional and Linguistic Emancipation…………...….1493.7 Conclusion………………………………...………………………………………154Chapter Four: The City and the Second Gulf War…………………….………….1584. Introduction………………………………………………………………………...1594.1 Arab Cities, Literature and War……………………………………………...…...1604.2 The Second Gulf War (1990/1991) as a Major Political Earthquake…………......1634.3 The Impact of the War on Novelists and on their Style…………………………..1674.4 The Impact of the Gulf War on the Intellectual and Literary Trends in Saudi Cities…………………………………………………………………………………..1704.5 The Economic Impact of the Gulf War on Saudi Cities…………………………..1754.6 The Social Impact of the Gulf War on the Saudi Society……………...……...….1794.7 Western Influence as Represented by the American Presence in Saudi Society….1834.8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..….200Chapter Five: The City and Women………………………………………..………2025. Introduction…………………………………………………...……………………2035.1 Women and Religion in both Village and City……………...…………………....2045.2 The Beginning of Modern Writing on Arab Women’s Issues………………...…..2085.3 Academic Contributions…………………………………………………………..2115.4 Participation and Role of Women…………………………...……………………2135.5 The Saudi Novel and its Role in Changing Society and Advancing the Condition of Women………………..……………………………………………………………….2185.6 The Role of the School and Learning……………………………………..………2245.7 The Position and Status of Women in the City…………...………………………2355.8 Conclusion………………………………...………………………………………249Conclusion………………………………………………...………………………….251Bibliography…………………….………….………………...………………………266
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Publication status | Published - Mar 2013 |
Keywords
- City, Social transformations, alienation, gender, class