The contemporary study of the Arab world / edited by Earl L. Sullivan and Jacqueline S. Ismael.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, Earl L.

Ismael, Jacqueline S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab countries--History.

Arab countries.

Arab countries--Study and teaching (Higher).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributors discuss issues central to the debate about the "proper" study of Arabs and Islam, methodological perspectives on the study of the Arab World, urban studies, women's studies, economics and economic policy, foreign policy and strategic studies.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction: Critical Perspectives on Arab Studies

PART ONE: NEO-ORIENTALISM

1 Orientalism Reconsidered

2 Hermeneutics of the Old and New Orientalism

PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE STUDY OF THE ARAB WORLD

3 Dilemmas in Middle Eastern Social Sciences: Contours of the Problem of the Relevance of Western Paradigms as Guides to Research, Policy and Practice

4 Anthropology and the Call for Indigenization of Social Science in the Arab World

PART THREE: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARAB STUDIES

5 The State of the Art in Studies of Middle Eastern Urbanization

6 Old Wine, New Bottles: Reflections and Projections Concerning Research on Women in Middle Eastern Studies

7 Science, Ideology and Authoritarianism in Middle East Economics

8 The Dilemma of Modern Arab Economic Thought

9 Biased Science or Dismal Art? A Critical Evalution of the State of the Art of Arab Foreign Policies' Analysis

10 Strategic Studies and the Middle East: Periodical Literature in the United States, 1980-1990

11 Strategic Studies and the Middle East: A View From the Region.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4593-0456-X

1-4175-9304-0

OCLC:

243592280