Why Are the Arabs Not Free?: The Politics of Writing Contributor(s): Safouan, Moustapha (Author) |
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ISBN: 140516171X ISBN-13: 9781405161718 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 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. |
Additional Information |
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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Publisher Description: 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.
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