The Arab Cocoon: Progress and Modernity in Arab Societies

by Tariq Ahmad Hajji and Tarek Heggy

In The Arab Cocoon, author Tarek Heggy explores the reasons behind the widespread refusal of Arabic-speaking societies to join in the march towards modernity and progress. The refusal, according to Heggy, is due to three constraints, namely: (1) a widespread anti-modernity and anti-integration religious Islamic movement; (2) out-dated educational systems; and (3) unhealthy hatred of the 'other'. He suggests that the systematic rejection of modernity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853039224
• ISBN13: 9780853039228
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"