Freedom In The Arab World: Concepts and Ideologies in Arabic Thought in the Nineteenth Century

Freedom In The Arab World: Concepts and Ideologies in Arabic Thought in the Nineteenth Century

Abstract:

This book examines the development of the concept of freedom (hurriyya) in nineteenth-century Arab political thought, its ideological offshoots, their modes, and their substance as they developed the dynamics of the Arabic language. The author traces the transition of the idea of freedom from a term used in a predominantly non-political way, to its popularity and near ubiquity at the dawn of the 20th century. He also analyses the importance of associated
concepts such as “liberalism”, “socialism”, “progress,” “rationalism,” “secularism,” and “citizenship.”

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