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
Summary
To bring new perspectives to the question of Arab identity, Iraqi-born scholar Nissim Rejwan has assembled this collection of writings of Arab and Western intellectuals, who try to define what it means to be Arab. He begins with pre-Islamic times and continues to the last decades of the 20th century
Analysis
"Multi-User"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index
Notes
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