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Nasserist Ideology: Its Exponents and Critics
Nasserism is one of the few words which identifies a person with a specific creed. Like Bonapartism, the ideology of Nasserism represents a fundamental premise about the Arab world.During the last ten years of Abdel Nasser's life, the ideology which bears his name assumed its final shape. The political, social, and cultural aspects of the ideology which the revolutionary regime in Cairo tried to formulate and adapt to the special conditions of Egyptian society are detailed and analyzed in this study.The conceptual framework of the book, outlined in the introduction, articulates four main components of ideology; the book is structured on this division. The first part deals with ideas concerning the structure, the internal processes, and the world situation of society. A second covers the philosophy of history, or the way society views its past. A third deals with the broad outlook in man, society, and the world. And the fourth section discusses the approved values and goals set for society. The book is a model of clarity and objectivity - essential reading for people interested in the Arab Revolution of our times.
271 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
About the author
Nissim Rejwan
17 books8 followersNissim Rejwan, born in Baghdad, was a Research Fellow at the Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Over a six-decade career as a historian and journalist, he has published a dozen books, including The Jews of Iraq: 3000 Years of History and Culture and Israel's Place in the Middle East: A Pluralist Perspective, for which he won the 1998 National Jewish Book Award for Israel Studies.
In Baghdad, he began writing for the Iraq Times while managing the Al-Rabita Bookshop, a meeting place for many prominent Iraqi writers. After migrating to Israel in 1951, he studied at the Hebrew University and joined the staff of the Jerusalem Post. He also worked for a number of years on the Arabic section of the Israeli Broadcasting Service; from 1959 to 1966, he was editor of the Arabic daily, al-Yaum.
(from http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/I...)
In Baghdad, he began writing for the Iraq Times while managing the Al-Rabita Bookshop, a meeting place for many prominent Iraqi writers. After migrating to Israel in 1951, he studied at the Hebrew University and joined the staff of the Jerusalem Post. He also worked for a number of years on the Arabic section of the Israeli Broadcasting Service; from 1959 to 1966, he was editor of the Arabic daily, al-Yaum.
(from http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/I...)
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March 11, 2017
Rejwan does a brilliant job of exploring different aspects of Nasserism. However his methadology/structure is somewhat confusing at times. A great read for anyone exploring Nasserism as an ideology.
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