Arabic thought in the liberal age, 1798-1939 /
Hourani, Albert, 1915-1993.
Arabic thought in the liberal age, 1798-1939 / Albert Hourani. - x, 406 pages ; 23 cm
Originally published: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1962. With new pref. Includes index.
Bibliography : pages 374-395.
Preface to the 1983 reissue -- Notes on transliteration and references -- 1. The Islamic state -- 2. The Ottoman empire -- 3. First views of Europe -- 4. The first generation: Tahtawi, Khayr Al-Din and Bustani -- 5. Jamal Al-Din Al-afghani -- 6. Muhammad 'Abduh -- 7. 'Abduh's Egyptian disciples: Islam and modern civilization -- 8. Egyptian nationalism -- 9. Rashid Rida -- 10. Christian secularists: Shumayyil and Antun -- 11. Arab nationalism -- 12. Taha Husayn -- 13. Epilogue: past and future -- Select bibliography -- Index.
This book is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middle East. Albert Hourani studies the way in which ideas about politics and society changed during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, in response to the expanding influence of Europe.
9780521274234 0521274230 (pbk.) 0521258375
83001788
Political science--History.--Arab countries
Arab countries--Politics and government.
JA84.A6 / H6 1983
320.509174927 / H.A.A
Arabic thought in the liberal age, 1798-1939 / Albert Hourani. - x, 406 pages ; 23 cm
Originally published: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1962. With new pref. Includes index.
Bibliography : pages 374-395.
Preface to the 1983 reissue -- Notes on transliteration and references -- 1. The Islamic state -- 2. The Ottoman empire -- 3. First views of Europe -- 4. The first generation: Tahtawi, Khayr Al-Din and Bustani -- 5. Jamal Al-Din Al-afghani -- 6. Muhammad 'Abduh -- 7. 'Abduh's Egyptian disciples: Islam and modern civilization -- 8. Egyptian nationalism -- 9. Rashid Rida -- 10. Christian secularists: Shumayyil and Antun -- 11. Arab nationalism -- 12. Taha Husayn -- 13. Epilogue: past and future -- Select bibliography -- Index.
This book is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middle East. Albert Hourani studies the way in which ideas about politics and society changed during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, in response to the expanding influence of Europe.
9780521274234 0521274230 (pbk.) 0521258375
83001788
Political science--History.--Arab countries
Arab countries--Politics and government.
JA84.A6 / H6 1983
320.509174927 / H.A.A