{"product_id":"self-criticism-after-the-defeat-9780863564888","title":"Self-Criticism After the Defeat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1967 War - which led to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel - felt like an unprecedented and unimaginable disaster for the Arab world at the time. For many, the easiest solution was to shift the blame and to ignore some of the glaring defects of Arab society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm was one of the few to challenge such a view in his seminal \u003cem\u003eSelf-Criticism after the Defeat\u003c\/em\u003e. Exposing the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat, he argued that the Arabs could only progress by embracing secularism, gender equality, democracy, and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in English for the first time, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Criticism after the Defeat\u003c\/em\u003e is a milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. It marked a turning point in Arab discourse about society and politics on publication in 1968, and spawned other intellectual ventures into Arab self-criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sadik Al-Azm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863564888","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40223123832947,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fdfa3211-0066-4587-b9f0-f3b2bd15b16b.jpg?v=1656682769","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/self-criticism-after-the-defeat-9780863564888","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}