Table of Contents

Introduction: The Conundrum of Modernity 1. Beyond "Mist and Pebble": Ordering the Culture of Modernity 2. The Poetics of (National) Truth Content 3. Perilous Ends of History: The Rhetoric of Commitment and the Poetics of Nationalism 4. Literature of Commandement and the Crisis of Commitment 5. De-Centering Dissent. Epilogue: Contending with History

About the Author

Wali Ahmadi is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.