LEADER 03276nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910956555403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781617970566 010 $a1617970565 010 $a9781936190713 010 $a1936190710 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(Perlego)1468129 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 $ea critique of Western misconstructions /$fGalal Amin; translated by David Wilmsen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCairo $cAmerican University in Cairo Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (162 p.) 300 $aTranslated from the Arabic, Khura?fat al-taqaddum wa-al-ta?akhkhur : al-?Arab wa-al-h?ad?a?rah al-Gharbi?yah fi? mustahil al-qarn al-wa?h?id wa-al-?ishri?n, published in Madi?nat Nas?r, al-Qa?hirah by Da?r al-Shuru?q, 2005--Title page verso. 311 08$a9789774249716 311 08$a9774249712 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-$01805510 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956555403321 996 $aThe illusion of progress in the Arab world$94354148 997 $aUNINA