{"product_id":"why-are-the-arabs-not-free-9781405161718","title":"Why Are The Arabs Not Free","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects explanations of Arab despotism which appeal either to imperialism or to notions of Arab culture in favour of an analysis which focuses on the relations between writing and power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the divorce between the classical Arabic which is the medium of education and the diverse vernacular Arabics which are the languages of the streets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Colin MacCabe ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Components of Western Dominance 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Questions that Have Been Forgotten in our Political Philosophy 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Creative Transmission and Stagnant Transmission: Culture and Power 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 People and Writers 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Role of Language in the Creation of Culture 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Writing and Power 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Fraud of the Islamic State 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 103\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407896813911,"sku":"9781405161718","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405161718.jpg?v=1730500887","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-are-the-arabs-not-free-9781405161718","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}