A preoccupation with the subject of freedom became a core issue in
the construction of all modern political ideologies. Here, Wael
Abu-'Uksa examines the development of the concept of freedom
(hurriyya) in nineteenth-century Arab political thought, its
ideological offshoots, their modes, and their substance as they
developed the dynamics of the Arabic language. Abu-'Uksa traces the
transition of the idea of freedom from a term used in a
predominantly non-political way, through to its popularity and near
ubiquity at the dawn of the twentieth century. Through this, he
also analyzes the importance of associated concepts such as
liberalism, socialism, progress, rationalism, secularism, and
citizenship. He employs a close analysis of the development of the
language, whilst at the same time examining the wider historical
context within which these semantic shifts occurred: the rise of
nationalism, the power of the Ottoman court, and the state of
relations with Europe.
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