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BL
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1091014
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bc1010608
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English
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| Uniform Title
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Khurāfat al-taqaddum wa-al-taʼakhkhur.English
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| Main Entry
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Amin, Galal A.,1935-2018
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| Title & Author
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The illusion of progress in the Arab world : : a critique of Western misconstructions /\ Galal Amin ; translated by David Wilmsen.
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| Publication Statement
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Cairo ;New York :: The American University in Cairo Press,, [2006]
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, ©2006
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1 online resource (viii, 160 pages)
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| ISBN
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9781936190713
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: 1936190710
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: 9781617970566
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: 1617970565
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9774249712
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9789774249716
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| Notes
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"First published in Arabic in 2005 as Khurāfat al-taqaddum wa-al-taʼakhkhur : al-ʻArab wa-al-ḥaḍārah al-Gharbīyah fī mustahil al-qarn al-wāḥid wa-al-ʻishrīn"--Page following title page.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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1. The illusion of progress -- 2. Economic development -- 3. Human development -- 4. Freedom -- 5. Democracy -- 6. Capitalism -- 7. Human rights -- 8. The information revolution -- 9. Ethics -- 10. Terrorism -- 11. Progress backward? -- 12. Modernization or reform?
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| Abstract
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"Egyptian economist Galal Amin here takes on the terms of the debate between the Arab world and the west. Amin deconstructs in his own inimitable style the language and underlying assumptions with which the west habitually assails Arab countries and politics. In Amin's view, the western concepts of progress and backwardness as they apply to the Arab world are wrong-headed, and continuing to deploy them as theoretical tools leads into all sorts of blind alleys. True to form, Amin's analysis is laced with scholarly research, much humanity, and sly, subtle humor. His critique of the much-discussed UNDP Arab Human Development Report represents a welcome and reasoned Arab reply to this document that has been too frequently used as a cudgel to bash the Arab world. The Illusion of Progress in the Arab World is a deftly argued critique of the way Arab societies are judged by the west."--Jacket.
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Civilization, Arab-- 21st century.
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East and West.
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Civilization, Arab-- Western influences.
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Civilisation arabe-- 21e siècle.
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Orient et Occident.
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Civilisation arabe-- Influence occidentale.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
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HISTORY-- Middle East-- General.
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Civilization, Arab.
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East and West.
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Arab countries, Western influences.
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États arabes, Influence occidentale.
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Arab countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.09174927
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| LC Classification
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DS36.8.A5413 2006
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| Added Entry
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Wilmsen, David William
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