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Political Ideology in the Arab World: Accommodation and Transformation
Michaelle L. Browers
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Description for Political Ideology in the Arab World: Accommodation and Transformation
paperback. Discusses some of the most significant ideological debates that have animated the Arab world over the last two decades. Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFCX; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 352.
Arab nationalism and Islamism have been the two most potent ideological forces in the Arab region across the twentieth century. Over the last two decades, however, an accommodation of sorts has been developing between liberals, socialists and Islamists, to protest unpopular foreign and domestic policies, such as those aimed at cooperation with Israel or the war in Iraq. By examining the writings of Arab nationalist, socialist and Islamist intellectuals, and through numerous interviews with political participants from different persuasions, Michaelle Browers traces these developments from the 'Arab age of ideology', as it has been called, through an 'age of ideological ... Read more
Arab nationalism and Islamism have been the two most potent ideological forces in the Arab region across the twentieth century. Over the last two decades, however, an accommodation of sorts has been developing between liberals, socialists and Islamists, to protest unpopular foreign and domestic policies, such as those aimed at cooperation with Israel or the war in Iraq. By examining the writings of Arab nationalist, socialist and Islamist intellectuals, and through numerous interviews with political participants from different persuasions, Michaelle Browers traces these developments from the 'Arab age of ideology', as it has been called, through an 'age of ideological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Middle East Studies
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521749343
SKU
V9780521749343
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About Michaelle L. Browers
Michaelle L. Browers is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University. Her recent publications include Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities (2006) and An Islamic Reformation? (with Charles Kurzman, 2004).
Reviews for Political Ideology in the Arab World: Accommodation and Transformation
'Brower's study deserves praise for its engagement with religious and political thought discourses in both English and the original Arabic. The sheer number of Arabic language works consulted is impressive and lends added authenticity to the work.' Political Studies Review