02721nam 2200649Ia 450 991097038050332120251116231129.00-292-79448-7(CKB)1000000000533886(OCoLC)234192357(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245830(SSID)ssj0000105082(PQKBManifestationID)11133295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105082(PQKBWorkID)10108842(PQKB)10861476(OCoLC)794702166(MdBmJHUP)muse2356(Au-PeEL)EBL3443334(CaPaEBR)ebr10245830(MiAaPQ)EBC3443334(EXLCZ)99100000000053388620070813d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrArabs in the mirror images and self-images from pre-Islamic to modern times /Nissim Rejwan1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20081 online resource (225 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71727-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.What is an Arab?Though many in the West would answer that question with simplistic stereotypes, the reality is far more complex and interesting.Arabs themselves have been debating Arab identity since pre-Islamic times, coming to a variety of conclusions about the nature and extent of their "Arabness." Likewise, Westerners and others have.ArabsDemocracyArab countriesIntellectualsArab countriesNational characteristics, ArabArab countriesIntellectual lifeEgyptSocial conditionsArabs.DemocracyIntellectualsNational characteristics, Arab.305.892/7Rejwan Nissim643921MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970380503321Arabs in the mirror4458356UNINA$41.2512/31/2019Hist