The Nature of Tyranny : And the Devastating Results of Oppression Hardback
by Abdul Rahman Al-Kawakibi
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The Nature of Tyranny was written and published at the dawn of the twentieth century by Abdul Rahman Al-Kawakibi, one of the pioneering thinkers of the Arab world.
More than a century later, another Arab awakening exploded, led by a new generation of youth who chanted Al-Kawakibi's words in revolutionary cries from Aleppo, his hometown, to Cairo's Tahrir Square. Today this seminal text appears in English for the first time, with a foreword from Leon T.
Goldsmith offering an overview of Al-Kawakibi's intellectual contributions.
The first chapter of the text provides a definition of tyranny, presenting it as akin to a sickness or malaise that seeps into all classes of society, leaving behind decay.
The following seven chapters apply this conception of tyranny to what Al-Kawakibi sees as society's crucial elements: religion, knowledge, honour, economy, ethics and progress.
Having laid a theoretical framework for understanding the centrality of tyranny, its characteristics and its devastating effects, Al-Kawakibi concludes by setting forth a brief programme for remedying the 'disease' of tyranny.
The final chapter outlines another book in which he had planned to elaborate upon his ideas-but, ultimately, his fate arrived too soon.
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- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:02/12/2021
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- ISBN:9781787385481
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:02/12/2021
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- ISBN:9781787385481