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Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam
Lahouari Addi
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Description for Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam
Paperback. Is political Islam the heir of radical Arab nationalism? If political Islam succeeds, will it face the same challenges faced by radical Arab nationalism? Will it be able to implement modernity? This book assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction. Translator(s): Roberts, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
In Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam, Lahouari Addi attempts to assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction. While the revolutionary regimes promised economic and social development and sought the unity of Arab nations, they did not account for social transformations, such as freedom of speech, that would eventually lead to their decline. But while radical Arab nationalism fell apart, authoritarian populism did not disappear. Today it is expressed by political Islam that aims to achieve the kind of social justice radical Arab nationalism once ... Read more
In Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam, Lahouari Addi attempts to assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction. While the revolutionary regimes promised economic and social development and sought the unity of Arab nations, they did not account for social transformations, such as freedom of speech, that would eventually lead to their decline. But while radical Arab nationalism fell apart, authoritarian populism did not disappear. Today it is expressed by political Islam that aims to achieve the kind of social justice radical Arab nationalism once ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626164505
SKU
V9781626164505
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About Lahouari Addi
Lahouari Addi is a professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques at the University of Lyon, and research fellow at the Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle in Oran, Algeria. He is the author of numerous books and articles on North Africa and political Islam, including Deux anthropologues au Maghreb: Ernest Gellner et Clifford Geertz and L'Algerie et la ... Read more
Reviews for Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam
While he approaches the topic from a political-sociological perspective, the author discusses historical, cultural, political, and economic factors throughout the book, which allows the reader to appreciate the complexity of the issue. . . . Written in an accessible style and organized effectively, the book is likely to be of use to researchers, students, journalists, and readers with a general ... Read more