2014 IEEE/ACS 11th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) : Doha, Qatar, November 10-13, 2014 / / Abdelaziz Bouras [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996280246403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-4799-7100-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (842 pages)
• Disciplina: 004
• Soggetti: Computer systems; Software engineering
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

The historical formation of the Arab nation : a study in identity and consciousness / / A.A. Duri ; translated by Lawrence I. Conrad

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956984903321
• Autore: Dūrī ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-25178-2; 1-283-58680-0; 9786613899255; 0-203-10496-X; 1-136-25179-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Collana: Routledge library editions. The Arab nation; The historical formation of the Arab Nation : a study in identity and consciousness ; ; v. 1
• Altri autori (Persone): ConradLawrence I. <1949->
• Disciplina: 909.0974927; 909/.0974927; 953
• Soggetti: Nationalism - Arab countries; Arabism; Arab countries History 1798-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1987 by Croom Helm.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Historical Formation of the Arab Nation; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Arabs before Islam: Their Homeland, Location and Origins; The Arab homeland; The position of the Arabs; The origins of the Arab nation; 2. Islam and Arabic: The Formation of Arab- Islamic Society; The caliphate of early Islam; The transformation and decline of the political order; The formation of the Arab nation; Arab emigration and expansion; The Arabs and Islam in Egypt; Developments in the Maghrib; 3. The Arab Nation and its Sense of Identity; The rise of Arab culture; The concept of the Arab nation in actualityThe concept of the Arab nation in thought; The concept of the Arab nation in literature; The concept of the Arab nation in the popular consciousness; 4. The Arabs in the Age of the Tanzimat; Economic developments; Modernisation; Socio-economic changes; Cultural revival; Beginnings of the modern consciousness; 5. The Arab-Islamic Consciousness: Beginnings of the Nationalist Awakening; Muhammad 'Abduh; Rashid Rida; Al-KawakibI; Al-Zahrawi; Rafiq al-'Azm; Shakib Arslan; 6. The Development of Arab Consciousness from 1908 until the First World War; The Committee of Union and ProgressArab activity in the societies; Intellectual features in periodical literature; The nationalist perspective; 7. The Arab Movement; The reform movement; The First Arab Congress; From decentralisation to independence; The Arab national awakening; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a comprehensive examination of the historical process of social formation that gave rise to the communal consciousness of the Arab nation and determined its sense of identity. It aims to provide a historical context for the assessment of prevailing concepts and suggests hypotheses for the development of modern Arab consciousness. The book firstly traces Arab origins and the formation of Arab societies after the emergence of Islam, assessing the perspectives and factors that shaped the rise of the Arab nation in both practical and intellectual terms. It then examines the