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Self-Criticism After the Defeat
Sadik
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Description for Self-Criticism After the Defeat
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The 1967 War - which led to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel - felt like an unprecedented and unimaginable disaster for the Arab world at the time. For many, the easiest solution was to shift the blame and to ignore some of the glaring defects of Arab society. Syrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm was one of the few to challenge such a view in his seminal Self-Criticism After the Defeat. Exposing the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat, he argued that the Arabs could only progress by embracing secularism, gender equality, democracy, and science. ... Read more
The 1967 War - which led to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel - felt like an unprecedented and unimaginable disaster for the Arab world at the time. For many, the easiest solution was to shift the blame and to ignore some of the glaring defects of Arab society. Syrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm was one of the few to challenge such a view in his seminal Self-Criticism After the Defeat. Exposing the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat, he argued that the Arabs could only progress by embracing secularism, gender equality, democracy, and science. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863564888
SKU
V9780863564888
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About Sadik
Born in Damascus (1934 - 11 December, 2016), Sadik al-Azm was Professor Emeritus of Modern European Philosophy at the University of Damascus in Syria until 2007 and a recipient of the Erasmus Prize. He was Visiting Professor in the department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University until 2008. He earned his PhD (1961) from Yale University, majoring in Modern ... Read more
Reviews for Self-Criticism After the Defeat
'A unique book ... Al-Azm sought to strip Arab thought of its belief in fate and folk tales and superstition - He told his people the sort of truths that outsiders are too embarrassed to tell - even when they were themselves able to see these truths.' Fouad Ajami; 'A groundbreaking book' Robert Worth, New York Times