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The communist movement in the Arab world / Tareq Y. Ismael.
Van Pelt Library HX434.A6 I775 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ismael, Tareq Y.
- Series:
- Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 7.
- Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communism--Arab countries--History--20th century.
- Communism.
- Communist parties--Arab countries--History--20th century.
- Communist parties.
- History.
- Arab countries.
- Physical Description:
- x, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
- Summary:
- This book examines the communist movement in the Arab world from the time of the Russian revolution until after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It traces the interaction of the world communist movement, under the aegis of the Communist International (Komintern) in Moscow, which was characterised by an uncritical acceptance of Marxism-Leninism, and local communists, who moved from initial dependence on Moscow to a position more adapted to local circumstances and sensitivities, which could be characterised as a distinctive 'Arab communism'. It goes on to trace the impact of 'Arab communism' on a range of issues in the region, including national liberation and social and economic transformation, arguing that the role of Arab communist parties was highly significant, and disproportionate to the relatively small numbers of communists in the countries concerned.
- Contents:
- The heritage of Arab communist parties
- The Soviet legacy
- The Soviet Union and Arab issues, 1919-1967
- The Soviet Union and Arab issues, 1967-1984
- Perestroika and after
- The crisis of the communist party in the Arab world
- A manifesto to the peoples of the East
- The tasks of the communists in the all-Arab national movement
- The tasks of the communist party of Palestine in the countryside
- Work among the peasants and The struggle against Zionism
- Manifesto of the communist and workers' parties of the Arab countries
- The social revolution and the East.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [186]-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 041534851X
- OCLC:
- 55131234
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