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Political Ideology in the Arab World

Accommodation and Transformation

Michaelle L. Browers (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)

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English
Cambridge University Press
14 May 2009
Arab nationalism and Islamism have been the two most potent ideological forces in the Arab region across the twentieth century. Over the last two decades, however, an accommodation of sorts has been developing between liberals, socialists and Islamists, to protest unpopular foreign and domestic policies, such as those aimed at cooperation with Israel or the war in Iraq. By examining the writings of Arab nationalist, socialist and Islamist intellectuals, and through numerous interviews with political participants from different persuasions, Michaelle Browers traces these developments from the 'Arab age of ideology', as it has been called, through an 'age of ideological transformation', demonstrating clearly how the recent flow of ideas from one group to another have their roots in the past.

Political Ideology in the Arab World assesses the impact of ideological changes on Egypt's Kifaya! [Enough!] movement and Yemen's joint meeting parties.

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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   31
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   470g
ISBN:   9780521765329
ISBN 10:   0521765323
Series:   Cambridge Middle East Studies
Pages:   210
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Michaelle L. Browers is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University. Her recent publications include Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities (2006) and An Islamic Reformation? (with Charles Kurzman, 2004).

Reviews for Political Ideology in the Arab World: Accommodation and Transformation

'Brower's study deserves praise for its engagement with religious and political thought discourses in both English and the original Arabic. The sheer number of Arabic language works consulted is impressive and lends added authenticity to the work.' Political Studies Review


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