Middle Eastern Lives: The Practice of Biography and Self-Narrative

by Martin S. Kramer (Editor)

A dialogue on the role of biography and the interpretation of self-narrative in the Middle East. The dearth of intimate source materials, the discrepancy between public and private personae of Muslim intellectuals and the sense of propriety challenge this genre.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Martin Seth Kramer (Hebrew: מרטין קרמר) is an American-Israeli academic with a focus on the Middle East at Tel Aviv University and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. His focus is on the history and politics of the Middle East, contemporary Islam, and modern Israel.