The Challenge of Modernity
The Quest for Authenticity in the Arab World
Published on 31. May 1994
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8191-9375-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization. It begins by examining Western modernity and then uses the insight gained from this examination to study the implications of Western modernity for non-Western societies. The author also attempts to demonstrate the inadequacy of the functional approach for understanding the process of modernization in non-Western regions.
Reviews / Votes
Safi's book is an interesting contribution to the debate on modernization in the Arab world and the Muslim world at large...his book will stimulate further debate and raise it to a higher, more informed, and sophisticated level. * American Journal of Islamic Social Studies * Safi's book is an interesting contribution to the debate on modernization in the Arab world and the Muslim world at large...his book will stimulate further debate and raise it to a higher, more informed, and sophisticated level. * American Journal of Islamic Social Studies *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
464 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-9375-9 (9780819193759)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Louay M. Safi teaches in the Political Science Department at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface; Introduction
Chapter 2 Understanding Modernization: Modernization Theory; The Marxian Model of Development; The Weberian Model of Development; The Eclipse of Substantive Rationality; The Quest for Order; The Modernization of the Arab World: Prelude; Voices of Reform
Chapter 2 Understanding Modernization: Modernization Theory; The Marxian Model of Development; The Weberian Model of Development; The Eclipse of Substantive Rationality; The Quest for Order; The Modernization of the Arab World: Prelude; Voices of Reform