Haifa: Transformation of an Arab Society 1918-1939
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This book looks at the process by which the Arab community of Haifa was transformed during a crucial period in the history of modern Palestine by British mandatory rule, the advent of Zionism, and internal dynamics. It looks at the social and economic structure of Haifa before 1918, examining the process of change that took place.
Categories: Dubai Books Tags: Arab, Haifa, Society, Transformation
Over-stating the Arab State: Politics and Society in the Middle East
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This study of politics and the role of the state in the Arab world is aimed at students of Middle East politics, political theory and political economy. Ayubi’s main objective is to place the Arab world within a theoretical framework that avoids both “orientalist” and “fundamentalist” insistence on the utter peculiarity and uniqueness of the region. He focuses on eight countries, and deals with such issues as the emergence of social classes, corporatism, economic liberalization and the relationship between state and civil society.
Over-stating the Arab State: Politics and Society in the Middle East
Categories: Dubai Books Tags: Arab, East, Middle, Overstating, Politics, Society, State
The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800
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Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam’s first century, the “classical” period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs. He then traces the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period, deftly showing how Islam emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process.
The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800
Arab Society and Culture: An Essential Guide
- ISBN13: 9780863566165
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Arab Society and Culture provides wide-ranging essays and supplementary readings that examine recent social and cultural change in Arab societies.
From investigations of consumerism and Islam on the Internet to changing attitudes toward sex, gender, and homosexuality, this collection challenges stereotypes and assesses the impact of increasingly global and mobile lifestyles on family structure, public space, and private life. Emphasis is placed on how local cultures are adapting to global and postmodern transformations.
Samples are taken from a wide range of writings on the Middle East, including essays by Orhan Pamuk, Bertrand Russell, Edward Said, Amin Maalouf, and Nawal El Saadawi. Many of the contributors have US academic posts and affiliations.
Samir Khalaf is a professor of sociology and director of the Center for Behavioral Research at the American University of Beirut. He has held academic appointments at Princeton, Harvard, MIT, and New York University, and is most recently the co-editor of Sexuality in the Arab World (Saqi Books, 2006).
Roseanne Saad Khalaf is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at the American University of Beirut, and she is the co-editor of Transit Beirut (Saqi Books, 2006).
