The illusion of progress in the Arab world [[electronic resource] ] : a critique of Western misconstructions / / Galal Amin; translated by David Wilmsen
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| Autore: |
Amin Galal A. <1935-2018.>
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| Titolo: |
The illusion of progress in the Arab world [[electronic resource] ] : a critique of Western misconstructions / / Galal Amin; translated by David Wilmsen
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| Pubblicazione: | Cairo, : American University in Cairo Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.09174927 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Arab countries History |
| Arab countries Relations Western countries | |
| Western countries Relations Arab countries | |
| Arab countries Social conditions | |
| Arab countries Politics and government | |
| Arab countries Economic aspects | |
| Arab countries Foreign public opinion, Western | |
| Note generali: | 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. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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?; Notes |
| Sommario/riassunto: | With 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The illusion of progress in the Arab world |
| ISBN: | 1-61797-056-5 |
| 1-936190-71-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785270403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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