Blair, AnnZeghal, Malika2025-03-262025-03-13Blair, A. & Zeghal, M. (2024). Kathryn Schwartz, Book Historian of the Modern Middle East. Review of Middle East Studies, 57.2, 202-209.2151-3481 (Print)2329-3225 (Online)https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/42717003This 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.EnglishBook historyManuscript culturePrintPrinting bantechnological changecryptologyArticle10.1017/rms.2024.30