Why Are The Arabs Not Free?

Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan.<br /> </li> <li>Rejects explanations of Arab despotism which appeal either to imperialism or to notions of Arab culture in favour of an analysis which focuses on the relations between writing and power.<br /> </li> <li>Investigates the divorce between the classical Arabic which is the medium of education and the diverse vernacular Arabics which are the languages of the streets.<br /> </li> <li>A <i>tour de force</i> of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history.</li> </ul>