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The Dream Palace of the Arabs
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780375401503
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375401504
ISBN-13
9780375401503
eBay Product ID (ePID)
297270
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dream Palace of the Arabs : a Generation's Odyssey
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-024418
Reviews
"An important and illuminating book . . . a valuable testament to a tragic generation that tried to bridge the Arab past with modern ideals." --The New York Times "The Dream Palace of the Arabsis an absorbing and sadly moving account of what political and economic failures on a grand scale have meant in human terms and at an individual level." --The Washington Post Book World "Eloquent. . . . A clear-eyed look at the lost hopes of the Arabs. It opens the door to the thought processes of a society whose motivations have been little understood and often feared.The Dream Palace of the Arabsis a courageous book." --The Christian Science Monitor
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Dewey Decimal
956.04
Synopsis
From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous century in Arab political thought, history, and poetry, Ajami takes us from the ruins of Beirut's once glittering metropolis to the land of Egypt, where struggle rages between a modernist impulse and an Islamist insurgency, from Nasser's pan-Arab nationalist ambitions to the emergence of an uneasy Pax Americana in Arab lands, from the triumphalism of the Gulf War to the continuing anguished debate over the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords. For anyone who seeks to understand the Middle East, here is an insider's unflinching analysis of the collision between intellectual life and political realities in the Arab world today.
LC Classification Number
DS36.88.A4 1998
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