The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs

This important book explains how Arabs are closed in a circle defined by tribal, religious, and cultural traditions. David Pryce-Jones examines the tribal forces which, he believes, "drive the Arabs in their dealings with each other and with the West." In the postwar world, he argues, the Arabs reverted to age-old tribal and kinship structures, a closed circle from which they have been unable to escape, and in which violence is systemic. "A healthy corrective, a thought-provoking study."-David K. Shipler, New York Times Book Review.

Author: David Pryce-Jones
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Published: 02/16/2009
Series: Edward Burlingame Book
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781566638265
2009 Edition