The Arab Mind - Softcover

Patai, Raphael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578261171 ISBN 13: 9781578261178

Publisher: Hatherleigh Press, 2002

Synopsis

The classic study of Arab culture and society is now more relevant than ever. Since its original publication in 1983, the revised edition of Raphael Patai's The Arab Mind has been recognized as one of the seminal works in the field of Middle Eastern studies. This penetrating analysis unlocks the mysteries of Arab society to help us better understand a complex, proud and ancient culture. The Arab Mind discusses the upbringing of a typical Arab boy or girl, the intense concern with honor and courage, the Arabs' tendency toward extremes of behavior, and their ambivalent attitudes toward the West. Chapters are devoted to the influence of Islam, sexual mores, Arab language and Arab art, Bedouin values, Arab nationalism, and the pervasive influence of Westernization. With a new foreword by Norvell B. DeAtkine, Director of Middle East Studies at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, N.C., this book unravels the complexities of Arab traditions and provides authentic revelations of Arab mind and character. A later printing. from 2007, contains a revised foreword by Norvell DeAtkine but is otherwise identical to this, 2002, edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Raphael Patai was the author of over 600 articles and more than twenty books. A native of Hungary, he taught at Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. A prolific cultural anthropologist, Dr. Patai died in 1996.

Review:

"A sympathetic wide-ranging study." -- The New Yorker

[A]n impressive spread of scholarship...a major contribution in an important field. --Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1578261171
• ISBN 13: 9781578261178
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 466