Fear and anxiety in the Arab world:
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Main Author: Nehme, Michel G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL University Press of Florida c2003
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-187) and index
Fear and anxiety as concepts linking psychology and political studies -- The hidden drive of Arab politics -- Arab political identity in crisis -- Nationalism: from the power of fear to the fear of power -- Arab minorities: individuals' fear absorbed in groups' anxieties -- Religion: appeasing psychological fear and creating political instability -- Fear, the self, and Arab culture
''A fascinating study of the role of fear and anxiety in shaping Middle Eastern political behavior.''--Monte Palmer, professor emeritus, Florida State University Michel Nehme is the first to argue that a little-discussed aspect of Arab society and government--the fear that is both used as a weapon by government and felt by the people--has created some of the region's most deep-seated problems and hindered the development and growth of the Arab people
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 200 p.)
ISBN:0813031303
9780813031309

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