1st Edition
The Erasure of Arab Political Identity Colonialism and Violence
By Salam Hawa
Copyright 2017
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the long history of the evolution of Arab political identity, which predates the time of the Prophet Muhammad and is characterized by tolerance, compassion, generosity, hospitality, self-control, correct behaviour, equality and consensus. The author argues that present-day struggles in many Arab countries to redefine polities and politics are related to the fact that the... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Pre-Islamic Arab Political Identity
3. Founding the First Arab Empire
4. Of Friendship and Politics
5. Politics of Hospitality
6. Arrival of the Turks
7. Erasing Arab Identity
Biography
Salam Hawa is an independent scholar, whose latest scholarly affiliation was to the Institute of Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University, Canada.
