Arabs in the Mirror

Images and Self-Images from Pre-Islamic to Modern Times

Szerző: Nissim Rejwan

Nyelv:

Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: University of Texas Press

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What is an Arab? Though many in the West would answer that question with simplistic stereotypes, the...

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Szerző

Nissim Rejwan

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

2008

oldal

224

EAN

9780292717282

ISBN

0292717288

Enbook ID

04872784

Kiadó

University of Texas Press

Súly

510

Méretek

152 x 229 x 22

Teljes leírás

What is an Arab? Though many in the West would answer that question with simplistic stereotypes, the reality is far more complex and interesting. Arabs themselves have been debating Arab identity since pre-Islamic times, coming to a variety of conclusions about the nature and extent of their "Arabness." Likewise, Westerners and others have attempted to analyze Arab identity, reaching mostly negative conclusions about Arab culture and capacity for self-government. To bring new perspectives to the question of Arab identity, Iraqi-born scholar Nissim Rejwan has assembled this fascinating collection of writings by Arab and Western intellectuals, who try to define what it means to be Arab.He begins with pre-Islamic times and continues to the last decades of the twentieth century, quoting thinkers ranging from Ibn Khaldun to modern writers such as al-Ansari, Haykal, Ahmad Amin, al-'Azm, and Said. Through their works, Rejwan shows how Arabs have grappled with such significant issues as the influence of Islam, the rise of nationalism, the quest for democracy, women's status, the younger generation, Egypt's place in the Arab world, Israel's role in Middle Eastern conflict, and the West's "cultural invasion." By letting Arabs speak for themselves, "Arabs in the Mirror" refutes a prominent Western stereotype - that Arabs are incapable of self-reflection or self-government. On the contrary, it reveals a rich tradition of self-criticism and self-knowledge in the Arab world.

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Arabs in the Mirror

Images and Self-Images from Pre-Islamic to Modern Times

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