Arabs in the mirror images and self-images from pre-Islamic to modern times - Rejwan, Nissim 1924- (Univ. of Texas Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The bedouin, the camel, the sand, and the palm tree -- Identity and self-definition -- Ibn Khaldun's appraisal appraised -- "Arabizing the Arabs" -- Self-images old and new -- Calls for "critical self-analysis" -- Unity in diversity -- The quest for democracy -- Resources and development -- The social scene -- The case of Egypt -- The West's inroads -- The difference Israel has made new lessons for old -- The intellectuals -- Appendix : portraits in a mirror : three fictional versions
Keywords: Geschichte; Arabs; National characteristics, Arab; Intellectuals / Arab countries; Democracy / Arab countries; Democracy -- Arab countries; Intellectuals -- Arab countries; Araber; Nationalcharakter; Geistesleben; Arab countries / Intellectual life; Egypt / Social conditions; Arab countries -- Intellectual life; Egypt -- Social conditions; Arabische Staaten