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The Closed Circle - An Interpretation of the Arabs (Paperback, 2009)
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The Closed Circle - An Interpretation of the Arabs (Paperback, 2009)
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Loot Price R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
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As the violence of the Middle East has come to America, many
Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem
that appears to be a feature of Arab societies. This important book
explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal,
religious, and cultural traditions. David Pryce-Jones examines the
forces which drive the Arabs in their dealings with each other and
with the West. In the postwar world, he argues, the Arabs reverted
to age-old tribal and kinship structures, from which they have been
unable to escape. In tribal society, loyalty is extended to close
kin and other members of the tribe. The successful nation-state the
model that Westerners understand generates broader loyalties, but
the tribal world has no institutions that have evolved by common
consent for the general good. Those who seek power achieve it by
plotting secretly and ruthlessly eliminating their rivals. In the
Arab world, violence is systemic. "This is a healthy corrective, a
thought-provoking study. And Mr. Pryce-Jones has done his research,
bringing a wealth of reading to his task; the book is extensively
documented, with a good section of reference notes." David K.
Shipler, "New York Times Book Review." "Acute insights into how the
Middle East works, or fails to work. This is definitely a book to
be read, if also one to be thought about carefully and rather
critically." David Morgan, "Times Literary Supplement."
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