
Marxism and the Muslim World
Maxime Rodinson(Author)
Zed Books Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 9. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-78360-336-7 (ISBN)
Description
In the wake of the uprisings which rocked the Arab world, Maxime Rodinson's work has taken on a new and powerful resonance. Dating from 1958, the time of his expulsion from the French Communist Party, to 1972, the assembled articles, papers and essays which form this book outline his vision of the role of Marxist politics in Muslim history and society. By applying a materialist approach to Islam, which encompassed its social and economic history rather than simply studying it in terms of belief, Rodinson reclaimed the field of Islamic studies from Orientalism.
Rodinson's work was both pioneering and provocative. Today, when an increasingly virulent Islamophobia is taking hold across the West, Rodinson's work provides a vital counterweight to reductionist depictions of Islam and remains just as indispensable to those seeking to understand the Muslim World as it was when it was first published.
Rodinson's work was both pioneering and provocative. Today, when an increasingly virulent Islamophobia is taking hold across the West, Rodinson's work provides a vital counterweight to reductionist depictions of Islam and remains just as indispensable to those seeking to understand the Muslim World as it was when it was first published.
Reviews / Votes
Maxime Rodinson was and remained the most delightful person you could imagine, with a scrupulous honesty that one would like to find in more intellectuals. * Samir Amin, director of Third World Forum and author of Europe and the Arab World *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78360-336-7 (9781783603367)
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Maxime Rodinson
Marxism and the Muslim World
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12/1979
Zed Books Ltd
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Persons
Professor Maxime Rodinson was a French historian, sociologist and renowned specialist on Islam and the Arab world. Rodinson was a talented linguist and a committed Marxist, despite his dramatic split from the French Communist Party in 1958. He died in 2004 aged 89.
Content
Foreword by Gilbert Achcar
Author's Preface to the Original English Edition
1. Marxism Ideas and the Study of the Muslim World
2. The Nature and Function of Myths: Marxist Communism and Arab Nationalism Compared
3. Relationships between Islam and Communism
4. Problems Facing the Communist Parties in Syria and Egypt
5. Marxism and Arab Nationalism
6. The Bolsheviks and Colonized Muslims
7. A Forgotten Precursor
8. Islam and the Modern Economic Revolution
9. The Political Structure under Nasser
10. Islam as a Political Factor in Egypt after Nasser
11. On the Contemporary Culture of the Muslim World
12. A Marxist Policy for the Arab Countries
Author's Preface to the Original English Edition
1. Marxism Ideas and the Study of the Muslim World
2. The Nature and Function of Myths: Marxist Communism and Arab Nationalism Compared
3. Relationships between Islam and Communism
4. Problems Facing the Communist Parties in Syria and Egypt
5. Marxism and Arab Nationalism
6. The Bolsheviks and Colonized Muslims
7. A Forgotten Precursor
8. Islam and the Modern Economic Revolution
9. The Political Structure under Nasser
10. Islam as a Political Factor in Egypt after Nasser
11. On the Contemporary Culture of the Muslim World
12. A Marxist Policy for the Arab Countries