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Why Are the Arabs Not Free?: The Politics of Writing
Contributor(s): Safouan, Moustapha (Author)
ISBN: 140516171X     ISBN-13: 9781405161718
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $24.70  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2007
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Annotation: Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. Safouan's impassioned argument to his fellow Arabs is that if they wish to realise the potential of their great culture, they must follow the linguistic lead of the European Reformation and develop their currently despised vernaculars as written languages.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Freedom
- Social Science | Islamic Studies
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 320.174
LCCN: 2007010860
Series: Critical Quarterly Book
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.18" W x 8.89" (0.41 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
- Ethnic Orientation - Arabic
- Cultural Region - Arab World
 
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Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history.

  • A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan.
  • Rejects explanations of Arab despotism which appeal either to imperialism or to notions of Arab culture in favour of an analysis which focuses on the relations between writing and power.
  • Investigates the divorce between the classical Arabic which is the medium of education and the diverse vernacular Arabics which are the languages of the streets.
  • A tour de force of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history.