| Freedom in the Arab World Contributor(s): Abu-'Uksa, Wael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316613828 ISBN-13: 9781316613825 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.509 |
| LCCN: 2016026748 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 247 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Arab World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A preoccupation with the subject of freedom became a core issue in the construction of all modern political ideologies. Here, Wael Abu-'Uksa examines the development of the concept of freedom (hurriyya) in nineteenth-century Arab political thought, its ideological offshoots, their modes, and their substance as they developed the dynamics of the Arabic language. Abu-'Uksa traces the transition of the idea of freedom from a term used in a predominantly non-political way, through to its popularity and near ubiquity at the dawn of the twentieth century. Through this, he also analyzes the importance of associated concepts such as liberalism, socialism, progress, rationalism, secularism, and citizenship. He employs a close analysis of the development of the language, whilst at the same time examining the wider historical context within which these semantic shifts occurred: the rise of nationalism, the power of the Ottoman court, and the state of relations with Europe. |