03198nam 2200649Ia 450 991045929650332120211005132500.01-61797-056-51-936190-71-0(CKB)2670000000044898(EBL)1649035(SSID)ssj0000485112(PQKBManifestationID)11332743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485112(PQKBWorkID)10603182(PQKB)10658145(MiAaPQ)EBC3114763(MiAaPQ)EBC5762821(Au-PeEL)EBL3114763(CaPaEBR)ebr10413280(CaONFJC)MIL580565(OCoLC)948378270(MiAaPQ)EBC728670(Au-PeEL)EBL728670(OCoLC)932111317(EXLCZ)99267000000004489820060525d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe illusion of progress in the Arab world[electronic resource] a critique of Western misconstructions /Galal Amin; translated by David WilmsenCairo American University in Cairo Pressc20061 online resource (162 p.)Translated from the Arabic, Khurāfat al-taqaddum wa-al-taʼakhkhur : al-ʻArab wa-al-ḥaḍārah al-Gharbīyah fī mustahil al-qarn al-wāḥid wa-al-ʻishrīn, published in Madīnat Naṣr, al-Qāhirah by Dār al-Shurūq, 2005--Title page verso.977-424-971-2 Includes bibliographical references.Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 - The Illusion of Progress; 2 - Economic Development; 3 - Human Development; 4 - Freedom; 5 - Democracy; 6 - Capitalism; 7 - Human Rights; 8 - The Information Revolution; 9 - Ethics; 10 - Terrorism; 11 - Progress Backward?; 12 - Modernization or Reform?; NotesWith the razor pen and keen intellect that have won him numerous loyal readers for his previous books, Egyptian economist Galal Amin here takes on the terms of the debate between the Arab world and the west. Amin deconstructs in his own inimitable style the language and underlying assumptions with which the west habitually assails Arab countries and politics. He applies his sharp wit and powers of observation to notions of freedom, democracy, human rights, terrorism (of course), and more, all of which fare the worse for falling under his gaze. In Amin's view, the western concepts of progress aArab countriesHistoryArab countriesRelationsWestern countriesWestern countriesRelationsArab countriesArab countriesSocial conditionsArab countriesPolitics and governmentArab countriesEconomic aspectsArab countriesForeign public opinion, WesternElectronic books.327.09174927Amin Galal A.1935-1028917MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459296503321The illusion of progress in the Arab world2455266UNINA