108 Pages
by
Routledge
108 Pages
by
Routledge
108 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1978, this title analyses a range of problems that arise in the study of North Africa and the Middle East, bridging the gap between studies of Sociology, Islam, and Marxism. Both Sociology and the study of Islam draw on an Orientalist tradition founded on an idealist epistemology, ethnocentric values and an evolutionary view of historical development. Bryan Turner challenges... Read more
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Marx on Colonialism and Capitalism 2. Marxist Theories of the Middle East 3. Ethnicity, Social Class and the Mosaic Model 4. Ideology: Nationalism and the Superstructure 5. Revolutions: Modes of Production and Social Classes 6. Appraisal: The Dilemma of Epistemology; References; Index
Biography
Bryan S. Turner
