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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464672903321

Autore

Farsoun Samih K

Titolo

Arab society : continuity and change / / Samih K. Farsoun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

©1985

ISBN

0-203-51734-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

909/.0974927

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Middle East

Africa, North

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The Arab Oil Economy: Present Structure and Future Prospects; 3. Political Power and Social Structure in Syria and Iraq; 4. A Typology of Arab Political Systems; 5. Islamic Revival in the Middle East: A Comparison of Iran and Egypt; 6. The Dialectics of Patriarchy in Arab Society; 7. Orientalism Reconsidered; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Arab world has long been subjected to super-power rivalry for influence and control. The area has been characterized by bloody conflict with Israel and the internal instability that has been particularly prevalent in the last few years. Whilst these political struggles have been highly visible and at times spectacular over the decades, other transformations have taken place within the societies and peoples of the region, on a less pronounced - although just as profound - scale. The integration of the region into the world economy and the spread of Islamic revivalism are perhaps the most