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The first English translation of this seminal work and milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. Professor al-Azm analyses the reasons for the Arabs' defeat against Israel in the 1967 war, and criticises a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, proposing that Arabs take responsiblity for their own state of affairs.

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'A unique book ... Al-Azm sought to strip Arab thought of its belief in fate and folk tales and superstition - He told his people the sort of truths that outsiders are too embarrassed to tell - even when they were themselves able to see these truths.' Fouad Ajami; 'A groundbreaking book' Robert Worth, New York Times

SelfCriticism After the Defeat

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    A Paperback by Sadik J. Al-Azm, George Stergios

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: 9/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780863564888, 978-0863564888
      ISBN10: 0863564887
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      Middle Eastern history Military History Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Specific wars and military campaigns

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first English translation of this seminal work and milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. Professor al-Azm analyses the reasons for the Arabs' defeat against Israel in the 1967 war, and criticises a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, proposing that Arabs take responsiblity for their own state of affairs.

      Trade Review
      'A unique book ... Al-Azm sought to strip Arab thought of its belief in fate and folk tales and superstition - He told his people the sort of truths that outsiders are too embarrassed to tell - even when they were themselves able to see these truths.' Fouad Ajami; 'A groundbreaking book' Robert Worth, New York Times

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