Table of Contents

Editors' Note Preface Part I. The Man and His Work Constantine K. Zurayk: Advocate of Rationalism in Modern Arab Thought Hani A. Faris Humanism and Secularism in the Modern Arab Heritage: The Ideas of al-Kawakibi and Zurayk George N. Atiyeh Part 2. The Classical Heritage On the Use of Islamic History: An Essay Muhsin Mahdi The Expression of Historicity in the Koran Jacques Berque Equity and Islamic Law Majid Khadduri The Devolution of the Perfect State: Plato, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Khaldun Majid Fakhry al-Khwarizmi's Concept of Algebra Roshdi Rashed Ibn Khaldun, the Father of Economics Ibrahim M. Oweiss A Mamluk "Magna Carta" Aziz Sourial Atiya Part 3. The Modern Age: Challenges and Responses The Memoirs of Nubar Pasha as a Source for the Social History of Egypt Charles Issawi The Neopatriarchal Discourse: Language and Discourse in Contemporary Arab Society Hisham Sharabi The Interplay Between Social and Cultural Change: The Case of Germany and the Arab Middle East Bassam Tibi Criticism and the Heritage: Adonis as an Advocate of a New Arab Culture Mounah A. Khouri Ahmad Amin and 'Abbas Mahmud al-'Aqqad Between al-Quadim and al-Jadid: European Challenge and Islamic Response Ibrahim Ibrahim Amin al-Rihani and King 'Abdul-'Aziz Ibn Sa'ud Ifran Shahid A Reinterpretation of the Origins and Aims of the Great Syrian Revolt, 1925-27 Philip S. Khoury The Social and Economic Structure of Bab-al-Musalla (al-Midan), Damascus, 1825-75 Abdul Karim Rafeq Imperial Germany: A View from Damascus Samir M. Seikaly The Egyptian Press under Nasser and al-Sadat Fauzi M. Najjar Index

About the Author

George N. Atiyeh is Head of the Near East Section of the Library of Congress. Ibrahim M. Oweiss is Professor of Economics at Georgetown University.

Reviews

"It will be essential for any serious student of Arab and Muslim civilization."-Marius Deeb, Georgetown University "It will establish itself as one of the important sources of knowledge and reference in the field of Arabic and Middle Eastern studies." -K. I. H. Semaan, SUNY, Binghamton "Arab Civilization is notable in terms of the breadth of the subjects covered and is appropriate in that it mirrors much of the work done by Constantine Zurayk himself. It is a very welcome addition to the literature in the field." -Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University