Freedom in the Arab World - Concepts and Ideologies in Arabic Thought in the Nineteenth Century

An examination of the concept of freedom in nineteenth-century Arabic political thought, and how it relates to other modern ideologies.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The politicization of freedom, 1798-1820; 2. A conceptual view of Arabic modernity through two key concepts, 'civilization' and 'progress' (tamaddun and taqaddum); 3. Burdening the political aspects of freedom: the formative period, 1820-60; 4. The construction of modern ideologies in Arabic, 1860-82; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Wael Abu-ʿUksa is a Polonsky Fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and an assistant professor in the Political Science department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, Massachusetts. During the course of his career, he received many grants and scholarships including the Stephen Robert Memorial Prize in Excellence and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship. His publications include Liberalism and Left in Arab Thought after 1990.

Summary

A preoccupation with the subject of 'freedom' is a core issue in the construction of all modern political ideologies. Wael Abu-'Uksa examines the development of the concept of freedom in nineteenth-century Arabic thought, its ideological offshoots, and their substance as they developed within the context of a changing Middle East.

Product details

• Authors: Wael Abu-Uksa, Wael Abu-'Uksa
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781316613825
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61382-5
• No. of pages: 247
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, PHILOSOPHY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern history, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy, HISTORY / Islamic