Contemporary Arab Discourse A Critical Analytical Study

Description

More than a century after the Arab Renaissance project, several questions arise regarding what this intellectual project has achieved and what it has not, what the shortcomings of the Arab Renaissance discourse are, and whether this discourse has truly defined the correct paths and directions that Arabs should have followed to achieve their renaissance. In this book, Mohammed Abed al-Jabri presents a critical reading of the modern and contemporary Arab Renaissance discourse, in its various renaissance orientations and ideological trends, and in its various political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions. His aim is to diagnose and deconstruct this discourse, revealing its flaws and contradictions, both in its form and structure. He attempts to contribute to the production of this discourse, not by addressing the topics it tackles, but by examining the way it addresses those topics. Al-Jabri critically engages with the structure of the Arab mind that produced this discourse, seeking to uncover its “irrational” relationships. He employs an epistemological methodological approach that relies on structural analysis and historical analysis, drawing on a blend of intellectual concepts from multiple reference points, as required by the subject matter of the research.