{"product_id":"self-criticism-after-the-defeat-paperback","title":"Self-Criticism After the Defeat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSadik Al-Azm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFouad Ajami\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eFaisal Darraj\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1967 War - which led to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel - felt like an unprecedented and unimaginable disaster for the Arab world at the time. For many, the easiest solution was to shift the blame and to ignore some of the glaring defects of Arab society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm was one of the few to challenge such a view in his seminal \u003cem\u003eSelf-Criticism after the Defeat\u003c\/em\u003e. Exposing the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat, he argued that the Arabs could only progress by embracing secularism, gender equality, democracy, and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in English for the first time, \u003cem\u003eSelf-Criticism after the Defeat\u003c\/em\u003e is a milestone in modern Arab intellectual history. It marked a turning point in Arab discourse about society and politics on publication in 1968, and spawned other intellectual ventures into Arab self-criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618815537459,"sku":"9780863564888","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c0E5QVh2K1hucVVpaHhDTmlORUdqZz09.webp?v=1761911873","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/self-criticism-after-the-defeat-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}