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245 10 a| Arabs in the mirror :b| images and self-images from pre-Islamic to modern times /c| Nissim Rejwan.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| Austin :b| University of Texas Press,c| 2008.;

300 a| xii, 210 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-204) and index.;

505 0 a| The bedouin, the camel, the sand, and the palm tree -- Identity and self-definition -- Ibn Khaldun's appraisal appraised -- "Arabizing the Arabs" -- Self-images old and new -- Calls for "critical self-analysis" -- Unity in diversity -- The quest for democracy -- Resources and development -- The social scene -- The case of Egypt -- The West's inroads -- The difference Israel has made -- New lessons for old -- The intellectuals -- Appendix : portraits in a mirror : three fictional versions.;

650 0 a| Arabs.=| ^A31192;

650 0 a| National characteristics, Arab.=| ^A204632;

650 0 a| Intellectualsz| Arab countries.=| ^A1133528;

650 0 a| Democracyz| Arab countries.=| ^A288106;

651 0 a| Arab countriesx| Intellectual life.=| ^A90113;

651 0 a| Egyptx| Social conditions.=| ^A160408;

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Arabs in the mirror : images and self-images from pre-Islamic to modern times / Nissim Rejwan.

Author/creator	Rejwan, Nissim
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Description	xii, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Arabs. National characteristics, Arab. Intellectuals--Arab countries. Democracy--Arab countries. Arab countries--Intellectual life. Egypt--Social conditions.

Contents	The bedouin, the camel, the sand, and the palm tree -- Identity and self-definition -- Ibn Khaldun's appraisal appraised -- "Arabizing the Arabs" -- Self-images old and new -- Calls for "critical self-analysis" -- Unity in diversity -- The quest for democracy -- Resources and development -- The social scene -- The case of Egypt -- The West's inroads -- The difference Israel has made -- New lessons for old -- The intellectuals -- Appendix : portraits in a mirror : three fictional versions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-204) and index.
LCCN	2007033592
ISBN	9780292717275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	029271727X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780292717282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0292717288 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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