{"product_id":"why-are-the-arabs-not-moustapha-safouan-9781405161718","title":"Why Are the Arabs Not Free?: The Politics of Writing","description":"Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRejects explanations of Arab despotism which appeal either to imperialism or to notions of Arab culture in favour of an analysis which focuses on the relations between writing and power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the divorce between the classical Arabic which is the medium of education and the diverse vernacular Arabics which are the languages of the streets.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moustapha Safouan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 140516171X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405161718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.89h x 6.18w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 41","brand":"Moustapha Safouan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474066030847,"sku":"9781405161718","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e986d9c-e777-4aba-90ea-772af7730957.jpg?v=1762314729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-are-the-arabs-not-moustapha-safouan-9781405161718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}