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Scarce original 1933 French-language pamphlet documenting the Congrès Islamo-européen de Genève (Islamo-European Congress of Geneva), held in Geneva in August 1933.
A rare piece of interwar political ephemera by Mahmoud Salem, published in Paris in 1933.
The 32-page pamphlet offers a contemporary account of the Geneva congress and provides an important primary source for the study of the international political networks surrounding the Muslim world during the interwar period.
The congress belongs to the wider history of Pan-Islamism, Islamic political organization, North African and Middle Eastern nationalism, anti-colonial political thought, and relations between Islamic and European political movements.
Of particular interest is the fact that this publication was produced contemporaneously with the events it discusses. It therefore preserves the political language, concerns and perspectives of the period rather than presenting a later retrospective interpretation.
Author: Mahmoud Salem
Title: Le Congrès Islamo-européen de Genève (Août 1933)
Place of publication: Paris
Date: 1933
Edition: Original contemporary edition
Language: French
Pagination: 32 pages
Binding: Original printed paper wrappers
Dimensions: Approx. 21 × 13.5 cm
An uncommon survival from the political and intellectual milieu of the early 1930s, when questions of European colonial rule, Muslim solidarity, national self-determination and international Islamic political cooperation were increasingly prominent.
The publication is particularly relevant to the history of the Middle East and North Africa and to the study of Pan-Islamic political movements and their international connections.
It will be of interest to collectors and researchers of:
Very Good+ (VG+).
A notably well-preserved example of fragile 1930s political ephemera. Original printed wrappers are present and intact. The booklet remains firmly bound and the pages are generally clean and bright for its age, without significant water damage or heavy foxing.
Normal signs of age and handling may be present.
Please study the photographs carefully for the exact condition and appearance of this individual copy.
A scarce contemporary document from the international political environment of 1933, offering a direct printed record of the Islamo-European Congress of Geneva.
An attractive addition to a specialist collection of Islamic political history, Middle Eastern and North African history, anti-colonial literature, French political pamphlets or interwar ephemera.
Original 1933 publication — not a modern reprint.
