Neopatriarchy : a theory of distorted change in Arab society / Hisham Sharabi

Sharabi, Hisham (1927-2005)

ISBN 10: 0195051416 / ISBN 13: 9780195051414

Published by New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 196 pp. Contents; 1. Neopatriarchy: Concept and Reality; 2. Patriarchy and Modernity; 3. The Social Formation of Neopatriarchy; 4. The Structure and Relations of Neopatriarchy; 5. The Sociohistorical Origins of Neopatriarchy; 6. Neopatriarchy in the Age of Imperialism; 7. The Neopatriarchal Discourse; 8. Radical Criticism of Neopatriarchal Culture; 9. The Final Phase; 10. What Is To Be Done? Subjects; Social structure Arab countries. Patriarchy Arab countries. Sex role. Social change. Patriarchy. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neopatriarchy : a theory of distorted change in Arab society / Hisham Sharabi
• Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195051416
• ISBN 13: 9780195051414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

A central problem common to all developing societies in the Third World is that of transition from patriarchy or traditional culture to secularism and modernity in a world dominated by the rich and industrially advanced countries. Focusing on the region of the Arab world--comprising some two hundred million people and twenty-one sovereign states extending from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf--this book develops a theory of social change that demystifies the setbacks this region has experienced on the road to transformation. Professor Sharabi pinpoints economic, political, social, and cultural changes in the last century that led the Arab world, as well as other developing countries, not to modernity but to neopatriarchy--a modernized form of patriarchy. He shows how authentic change was blocked and distorted forms and practices subsequently came to dominate all aspects of social existence and activity--among them militant religious fundamentalism, an ideology symptomatic of neopatriarchal culture. Presenting itself as the only valid option, Muslim fundamentalism now confronts the elements calling for secularism and democracy in a bitter battle whose outcome is likely to determine the future of the Arab world as well as that of other Muslim societies in Africa and Asia.

About the Author

Hisham Sharabi is at Georgetown University.