Near Eastern culture and society / edited by T. Cuyler Young.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Young, T. Cuyler, editor.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Eleven scholars present a broad survey of Arabic-Islamic culture and society in the Near East. Art, literature, science, philosophy, religion, politics, international relations, and social problems are considered.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

1. Near East Perspective: the Past and the Present / Young, T. Cuyler

Part I. The West Meets the East: Progress and Prospect in Islamic Studies

2. Islamic Art and Archeology / Ettinghausen, Richard

3. Islamic Literature: Arabic / Von Grunebaum, Gustave E.

4. Islamic Literature: Persian / Arberry, Arthur J.

5. Islamic Science / Sarton, George

6. Islamic Religion / Calverley, Edwin E.

Part II. The East Meets the West: Current Problems of Near Eastern Peoples

7. The Interaction of Islamic and Western Thought in Turkey / Adnan-Adivar, Abdulhak

8. Interaction of Islamic and Western Thought in Iran / Young, T. Cuyler

9. The Interaction of Islamic and Western Thought in the Arab World / Kurani, Habib Amin

10. The National and International Relations of Turkey / Thomas, Lewis V.

11. The National and International Relations of Iran / Young, T. Cuyler

12. The National and International Relations of the Arab States / Zurayk, Constantine K.

Conclusion

13. Near East Perspective: the Present and the Future / Gibb, H. A. R.

Index

Notes:

Bibliographical footnotes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 27, 2017).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691654775

0691654778

9780691623825

0691623821

OCLC:

1016822591