Publication: Kathryn Schwartz, Book Historian of the Modern Middle East
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2025-03-13
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Cambridge University Press
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Blair, A. & Zeghal, M. (2024). Kathryn Schwartz, Book Historian of the Modern Middle East. Review of Middle East Studies, 57.2, 202-209.
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This article presents the contributions of Dr. Kathryn Schwartz (1984-2022), book historian of the modern Middle East. Her study of the origins and impact of the printing press in late Ottoman Egypt has challenged some long-standing assumptions in the historiography. She has also put into question the long-held belief that Ottomans banned printing. More broadly, her work has challenged Eurocentric approaches to this topic and has innovated by combining material and intellectual history.
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Book history, Manuscript culture, Print, Printing ban, technological change, cryptology
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