LEADER 03169nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910785270403321 005 20230120062601.0 010 $a1-61797-056-5 010 $a1-936190-71-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044898 035 $a(EBL)1649035 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000485112 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11332743 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485112 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10603182 035 $a(PQKB)10658145 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3114763 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10413280 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL580565 035 $a(OCoLC)948378270 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL728670 035 $a(OCoLC)932111317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3114763 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5762821 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728670 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044898 100 $a20060525d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe illusion of progress in the Arab world$b[electronic resource] $ea critique of Western misconstructions /$fGalal Amin; translated by David Wilmsen 210 $aCairo $cAmerican University in Cairo Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (162 p.) 300 $aTranslated from the Arabic, Khura?fat al-taqaddum wa-al-ta?akhkhur : al-?Arab wa-al-h?ad?a?rah al-Gharbi?yah fi? mustahil al-qarn al-wa?h?id wa-al-?ishri?n, published in Madi?nat Nas?r, al-Qa?hirah by Da?r al-Shuru?q, 2005--Title page verso. 311 $a977-424-971-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCopyright 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?; Notes 330 $aWith 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 a 607 $aArab countries$xHistory 607 $aArab countries$xRelations$zWestern countries 607 $aWestern countries$xRelations$zArab countries 607 $aArab countries$xSocial conditions 607 $aArab countries$xPolitics and government 607 $aArab countries$xEconomic aspects 607 $aArab countries$xForeign public opinion, Western 676 $a327.09174927 700 $aAmin$b Galal A.$f1935-2018.$01207557 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785270403321 996 $aThe illusion of progress in the Arab world$93753945 997 $aUNINA LEADER 00992nam0 2200265 i 450 001 VAN00042960 005 20240806100425.600 100 $a20060328d1933 |0itac50 ba 101 $aita 102 $aIT 105 $a|||| ||||| 200 1 $aˆ1: ‰Introduzione, diritto canonico$fMario Falco 205 $a2. ed. riveduta e aggiornata 210 $aPadova$cCEDAM$d1933 215 $aXXXI, 370 p.$d25 cm 316 $aFondo Raffaele Papa$5IT-IT-CE0105 CONSXII.C.28(1) 620 $dPadova$3VANL000007 700 1$aFalco$bMario$3VANV007726$0225123 712 $aCEDAM $3VANV111515$4650 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20250131$gRICA 899 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI GIURISPRUDENZA$1IT-CE0105$2VAN00 912 $aVAN00042960 950 $aBIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI GIURISPRUDENZA$d00CONS XII.C.28 (1) $e00FP 28345 20060911 Fondo Raffaele Papa 996 $aIntroduzione, Diritto canonico$963740 997 $aUNICAMPANIA