Nabiha yazbeck biography of barack obama
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Arab Intellectuals and American Power: Edward Said, Charles Malik, and the US in the mittpunkt East 9780755634149, 9780755634170, 9780755634156
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Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction: Edward Said, Charles Malik, and American Power
Chapter 1: Charles Malik: The Education of a Christian Intellectual, 1906–45
Chapter 2: Charles Malik: The Intellectual as Cold Warrior, 1945–59
Chapter 3: Charles Malik: The Intellectual Out of Power, 1959–75
Chapter 4: Edward Said: The Education of a Secular Intellectual, 1935–67
Chapter 5: Edward Said: The Rebirth of a Palestinian Intellectual, 1967–75
Chapter 6: Charles Malik: The Intellectual as Lebanese Christian Nationalist, 1975–87
Chapter 7: Edward Said: The Intellectual as Palestinian Nationalist, 1975–87
Chapter 8: Edward Said: The Intellectual in Exile, 1987–2003
Conclusion: The Intellectual and Power
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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Encounters with Islam: On Religion, Politics and Modernity 9780755623525, 9781780760230
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