Political Trends in the Arab World

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Political Science JOHNS HOPKINS PAPERBACK . . an important survey of Ideas and ideals' in the politics of the Arab world. [Professor Khadduri] discusses the 'mainstreams of contemporary Arab thought1 as they relate to the politics of the Eastern Arab world since the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt in 1798."-Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science "The impact of Europe on the Islamic lands in the late 1 8th and 19th centuries was profound and the effects of that impact remain with us today. . . . the author has provided an interesting and detailed study of the way in which somé men, living in a society which accepted Islamic beliefs, and which was brought suddenly and disturbingly into contact with a dominant and alien external power, endeavoured to create a synthesis of values."-International Affairs . . an excellent primer of the ideas and ideals with which the leaders of the Arab world are wrestling."-Muslim World "A knowledgeable, sympathetic study of the... Tovább

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Political Science JOHNS HOPKINS PAPERBACK . . an important survey of Ideas and ideals' in the politics of the Arab world. [Professor Khadduri] discusses the 'mainstreams of contemporary Arab thought1 as they relate to the politics of the Eastern Arab world since the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt in 1798."-Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science "The impact of Europe on the Islamic lands in the late 1 8th and 19th centuries was profound and the effects of that impact remain with us today. . . . the author has provided an interesting and detailed study of the way in which somé men, living in a society which accepted Islamic beliefs, and which was brought suddenly and disturbingly into contact with a dominant and alien external power, endeavoured to create a synthesis of values."-International Affairs . . an excellent primer of the ideas and ideals with which the leaders of the Arab world are wrestling."-Muslim World "A knowledgeable, sympathetic study of the 'mainstream of contemporary Arab thought' in the eastern Arab world, exclusive of North Africa, Pakistan, Iran, and Indonesia. . . . The book is interesting and well written and will appeal to both the scholar and the generál reader curious about this critical area of the Near East."-Library Journal Majid Khadduri is Distinguished Research Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His other books include The Islamic Law of Nations: ShaybánVs Siyar, Modern Libya: A Study in Political Development\ and War and Peace in the Law of Islam. Vissza