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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451947603321

Titolo

Antun Saʼadeh [[electronic resource] ] : the man, his thought : an anthology / / edited by Adel Beshara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, UK, : Ithaca Press, c2007

ISBN

0-86372-471-X

1-281-35694-8

9786611356941

0-86372-354-3

1-4294-7799-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (641 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BesharaAdel

Disciplina

190

300

Soggetti

Nationalism - Syria - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Syria Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 585-615) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Sa''adeh and the Concept of Regional Nationalism; 2 Union in Life: Sa''adeh''s Notion of the Socio-Economic Cycle; 3 Sa''adeh and Syrian Nationalism; 4 Sa''adeh and the Greater Syria Scheme; 5 Sa''adeh and the Recovery of Antiquity: The Evolution of Nations in Macro-History; 6 Sa''adeh and Lebanon: A Historical Perspective; 7 Some Distinguishing Aspects of Sa''adeh''s Thought; 8 Secularism in Sa''adeh''s Thought; 9 Sa''adeh''s Philosophical Doctrine; 10 Sa''adeh''s Conception of Religion

11 Sa''adeh: The Expatriate Critic and Man of Letters12 Sa''adeh''s Views on Literature and Literary Renovation; 13 Sa''adeh and National Democracy; 14 Sa''adeh and Marxism; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Antun Sa''adeh, a nationalist thinker who lived from 1904 to 1949, was one of the major intellectual figures of modern Syria. The impact of his ideas has been felt in politics, literature and philosophy, as well as in the social sciences. Indeed, the publications for which he was best



known (""The Rise of Nations"", ""The Ten Lectures"", ""Intellectual Struggle in Syrian Literature"", and ""The Folly of Immortality""), have had a broad influence on the politico-intellectual movement in Syria and throughout the Arab World. Sa''adeh''s life was a unique blend of dedicated, perpetual struggle, ri