Challenge of Modernity

The Quest for Authenticity in the Arab World

Inbunden, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization. It begins by examining Western modernity and then uses the insight gained from this examination to study the implications of Western modernity for non-Western societies. The author also attempts to demonstrate the inadequacy of the functional approach for understanding the process of modernization in non-Western regions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-05-31
Mått:148 x 218 x 18 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819193759

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Louay M. Safi teaches in the Political Science Department at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.

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Safi's book is an interesting contribution to the debate on modernization in the Arab world and the Muslim world at large...his book will stimulate further debate and raise it to a higher, more informed, and sophisticated level.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Preface; IntroductionChapter 2 Understanding Modernization: Modernization Theory; The Marxian Model of Development; The Weberian Model of Development; The Eclipse of Substantive Rationality; The Quest for Order; The Modernization of the Arab World: Prelude; Voices of Reform