Marxism and the Muslim world / Maxime Rodinson ; with a foreword by Gilbert Achcar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodinson, Maxime, author.

Series:

Critique, influence, change ; 12.

Critique, influence, change ; 12

Standardized Title:

Marxisme et monde musulman. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Communism--Arab countries.

Communism.

Arab countries.

Communism and Islam.

Physical Description:

xii, 229 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2015.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

In the wake of the uprisings which rocked the Arab world, Maxime Rodinson's work has taken on a new and powerful resonance. Dating from 1958, the time of his expulsion from the French Communist Party, to 1972, the assembled articles, papers and essays which form this book outline his vision of the role of Marxist politics in Muslim history and society. By applying a materialist approach to Islam, which encompassed its social and economic history rather than simply studying it in terms of belief, Rodinson reclaimed the field of Islamic studies from Orientalism. Rodinson's work was both pioneering and provocative. Today, when an increasingly virulent Islamophobia is taking hold across the West, Rodinson's work provides a vital counterweight to reductionist depictions of Islam and remains just as indispensable to those seeking to understand the Muslim World as it was when it was first published. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Marxist Ideas and the Study of the Muslim World 5

2 The Nature and Function of Myths: Marxist Communism and Arab Nationalism Compared 19

3 Relationships between Islam and Communism 34

4 Problems Facing the Communist Parties in Syria and Egypt 60

5 Marxism and Arab Nationalism 76

6 The Bolsheviks and Colonized Muslims 125

7 A Forgotten Precursor 133

8 Islam and the Modern Economic Revolution 142

9 The Political Structure of Egypt under Nasser 163

10 Islam as a Political Factor in Egypt after Nasser 189

11 On the Contemporary Culture of the Muslim World 194

12 A Marxist Policy for the Arab Countries 204.

Notes:

First published in French by Editions du Seuil in 1972 and in English with a new preface by the author, by Zed Books, in 1979.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1783603364

9781783603367

OCLC:

906537261

Publisher Number:

99963782629