[PDF.82rn] The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs (Edward Burlingame Book)

The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs (Edward Burlingame Book)

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 | #627366 in Books |  2009-02-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.48 x1.41 x5.53l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 480 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A revelation of recent Arab history, politics, and culture|By Q|This is a profound and revealing analysis of Arab culture and history. He calls his book an "interpretation," which is quite correct, but it is based on factual history and events. His thesis is that Arab history is defined by the imperatives of shame-honor and absolutist power politics. Arab politics are a pure st|From Publishers Weekly|Following the end of colonial rule in the Middle East, the newly independent Arab nations did not become progressive and free: they are despotic; most persecute religious or ethnic minorities; all oppress women; none has participatory inst

As the violence of the Middle East has come to America, many Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem that appears to be a feature of Arab societies. This important book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal, religious, and cultural traditions. David Pryce-Jones examines the forces which “drive the Arabs in their dealings with each other and with the West.” In the postwar world, he argues, the Arabs reverted to ag...

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