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

Author/creator Rejwan, Nissim
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin, Tex. : University of Texas Press,
Descriptionxii, 210 p. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-203) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007033592
ISBN9780292717275 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780292717282 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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