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images and self-images from pre-Islamic to modern times
The bedouin, the camel, the sand, and the palm tree -- Identity and self-definition -- Ibn Khaldun's appraisal appraised -- "Arabizing the Arabs" -- Self-images old and new -- Calls for "critical self-analysis" -- Unity in diversity -- The quest for democracy -- Resources and development -- The social scene -- The case of Egypt -- The West's inroads -- The difference Israel has made new lessons for old -- The intellectuals -- Appendix : portraits in a mirror : three fictional versions.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-203) and index.