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Arabs Mark Allen

Arabs By Mark Allen

Arabs by Mark Allen


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Summary

In the modern world where racial, political and religious hatred are rife, the author wishes to inform his readers what the psychology and worldview of Arabs is in contemporary times. Under headings, such as Women, Blood, Religion, Diversity, he explains the fundamental concepts of Muslims.

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Arabs: A New Perspective by Mark Allen

In a world where racial, political and religious hatreds are rife, Sir Mark Allen bridges gaps by describing the Arabs as people. His balanced judgements and clear style tell the reader about the psychology and world view of Arabs today. The noise about the Arabs has been getting louder. In the past fifteen years, outsiders have twice sent armies to war in the Middle East. The disaster of September 11th precipitated the War on Terror. Globalisation and migration are bringing the problems of the region closer. Yet we seem to know little about the Arabs as people. This book acknowledges the many different identities within the Arab world, but draws out four themes - which have given the Arabs a sense of being a people together. Family, Religion and Arabism set values for which the Arabs have shown they are ready to fight. The fourth, their common experience of political power, explains much about the need for reform in the Middle East and why it is so elusive. This book should be very widely read and studied. Its significant message is that we in the West need to up our understanding of the Arabs. Success in our relations with our neighbours in the Arab world will need the effort of understanding what is important to them. Sir Mark Allen retired from the Foreign Service in 2004. His knowledge of the Middle East and the Arab world today is exceptional.

Arabs Reviews

'There are 22 members of the League of Arab States, going from Algeria to Yemen, but including the Conorros Islands...What is the common factor uniting these states? Is it blood/ethnicity, religion or power? Who in fact are Arabs? This is the question that Mark Allen trues to answer-and he admits that no easy answer can be given. Allen provides no simple answer to his question, but illustrates, in a lively, entertaining manner, all its complexities.'
Michael Fitzgerald, The Tablet, 8 July 2006--Sanford Lakoff "The American Spectator "
'This is one of the more important short books to have appeared in English in recent years....this books arguments are allusive and elusive. Allen may know a lot, but he is the last person to be impressed by his own knowledge. He is always searching for the unknown.'

' The flavour and excitement of this book is captured in an analogy which the author draws with bird-watching. "An ornithologist would say that I am interested in the jizz of the Arab. That is his jargon for the overall and essential impression a bird makes...the jizz is the spirit of the thing...a compound which unlocks an intensity from the memory in a flash of inspiration."

This book will be essential reading for those interested in the Middle East, But it will provide enjoyment for anyone who would like to indulge a little curiosity while savouring fine prose.'

Bruce Anderson, Sunday Times, 16 July 2006 --Sanford Lakoff "Sunday Telegraph "

About Mark Allen

Sir Mark Allen was educated at Downside and Oxford. He has recently retired from a brilliant career with the FCO. He is now a consultant to Pearson/Longman and BP. He lives in London but still travels extensively.

Table of Contents

Introduction:In Search of the Arab.; 1. Blood; 2. Religion; 3. The Social Person; 4. Women; 5. The Political problem; 6. The Political person; 7. The Modern Person; 8. Character and personality; 9. Diversity and Pluralism; 10. Outlook.

Additional information

GOR002958309
9780826490551
0826490557
Arabs: A New Perspective by Mark Allen
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2006-04-27
224
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