Political Thought and Political History : Studies in Memory of Elie Kedourie

This volume is limited to contributions by Professor Kedourie's previous students. It reveals the far-reaching range of his interests and the immense expanse of his horizons. The first part deals with philosophy, political thought and ideology and the second with history and politics. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Contributors......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Introduction: Elie Kedourie as Teacher......Page 10 Notes......Page 12 Part I Philosophy, Political Thought And Ideology......Page 13 1 Schiller’s Theory of Aesthetic Semblance......Page 14 NOTES......Page 23 2 Notes on the Concept of the ‘Civil Condition’......Page 26 NOTES......Page 30 INTRODUCTION......Page 31 LEBANON......Page 33 SYRIA......Page 35 PALESTINE......Page 36 IRAQ......Page 38 CONCLUSION......Page 40 NOTES......Page 42 4 Islam vis-a-vis Communism and Socialism......Page 48 VIEW FROM THE LEFT: ARAB MARXISTS’ APPROACH......Page 49 ARAB SOCIALISM AND ISLAM......Page 51 VIEWS ON ISLAMIC ORTHODOXY AND DISSENTERS......Page 55 THE STATE’S OFFICIAL APPROACH......Page 57 NOTES......Page 59 5 Sun Yat-sen’s Influence on Mu‘ammar Qadhdhafi......Page 63 DEMOCRACY......Page 67 SOCIALISM......Page 69 NATIONALISM......Page 71 NOTES......Page 72 Part II History And Politics......Page 75 6 Vorontsov’s Campaign of 1845: A Reconstruction and Reinterpretation......Page 76 NOTES......Page 88 7 Dating the Past: C.J.Edmonds and the Invention of Modern Iraq......Page 97 NOTES......Page 106 8 Nahhas, the Arab League, and the Postwar Order: a Reinterpretation......Page 108 NOTES......Page 123 9 The Causes of the Failure of Democracy in Iran, 1941–1953......Page 127 INTRODUCTION......Page 128 THE MAJLES AND ITS DEPUTIES......Page 129 Problems related to the constitution......Page 130 The traditional influence of powerful families......Page 131 Problems pertaining to Majles protocol......Page 132 Inefficiencies in the political structure......Page 133 THE BRITISH......Page 134 THE SOVIET UNION AND THE TUDEH PARTY......Page 135 THE SHAH AND HIS ARMY......Page 138 THE AMERICANS......Page 142 CONCLUSION......Page 143 APPENDIX: NATIONALISM AND THE IRANIAN EXPERIENCE......Page 148 NOTES......Page 151 PRELIMINARY STEPS......Page 158 FORMULATING THE ARAB STRATEGY IN THE CONFLICT......Page 162 Diversion of Tributaries in Lebanon......Page 170 The plan in Jordan......Page 171 CONCLUSION......Page 172 NOTES......Page 174 11 Elie Kedourie’s Teaching of Middle Eastern History......Page 177 NOTES......Page 184 Index......Page 185 Education, Politics & IR, Sociology & Social Policy Book Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 3 Copyright 4 Contents 5 Contributors 6 Preface 8 Introduction: Elie Kedourie as Teacher 10 Notes 12 Part I Philosophy, Political Thought And Ideology 13 1 Schiller’s Theory of Aesthetic Semblance 14 NOTES 23 2 Notes on the Concept of the ‘Civil Condition’ 26 NOTES 30 3 The Role of Education in the Development of Arab Nationalism in the Fertile Crescent During the 1920s 31 INTRODUCTION 31 LEBANON 33 SYRIA 35 PALESTINE 36 IRAQ 38 CONCLUSION 40 NOTES 42 4 Islam vis-a-vis Communism and Socialism 48 VIEW FROM THE LEFT: ARAB MARXISTS’ APPROACH 49 ARAB SOCIALISM AND ISLAM 51 VIEWS ON ISLAMIC ORTHODOXY AND DISSENTERS 55 THE STATE’S OFFICIAL APPROACH 57 NOTES 59 5 Sun Yat-sen’s Influence on Mu‘ammar Qadhdhafi 63 DEMOCRACY 67 SOCIALISM 69 NATIONALISM 71 NOTES 72 Part II History And Politics 75 6 Vorontsov’s Campaign of 1845: A Reconstruction and Reinterpretation 76 NOTES 88 7 Dating the Past: C.J.Edmonds and the Invention of Modern Iraq 97 NOTES 106 8 Nahhas, the Arab League, and the Postwar Order: a Reinterpretation 108 NOTES 123 9 The Causes of the Failure of Democracy in Iran, 1941–1953 127 INTRODUCTION 128 THE MAJLES AND ITS DEPUTIES 129 Problems related to the constitution 130 The traditional influence of powerful families 131 Problems pertaining to Majles protocol 132 Inefficiencies in the political structure 133 THE BRITISH 134 THE SOVIET UNION AND THE TUDEH PARTY 135 THE SHAH AND HIS ARMY 138 THE AMERICANS 142 CONCLUSION 143 APPENDIX: NATIONALISM AND THE IRANIAN EXPERIENCE 148 NOTES 151 10 The Arab Strategy Towards the Arab—Israeli Conflict, January 1964 to June 1967 158 PRELIMINARY STEPS 158 FORMULATING THE ARAB STRATEGY IN THE CONFLICT 162 THE ARAB PLAN FOR RE-CHANNELING THE JORDAN’S TRIBUTARIES 170 Diversion of Tributaries in Lebanon 170 Rechannelling in Syria 171 The plan in Jordan 171 CONCLUSION 172 NOTES 174 11 Elie Kedourie’s Teaching of Middle Eastern History 177 NOTES 184 Index 185 Introduction: Reinventing gender after the GDR / Eva Kolinsky and Hildegard Maria Nickel The future of female employment: a gendered gap in political discourse / Hildegard Maria Nickel Employment opportunities and labour market exclusion: towards a new pattern of gender stratification? / Sabine Schenk Gender and education in East Germany after unification / Rosalind M.O. Pritchard Gender and the limits of equality in East Germany / Eva Kolinsky Women and poverty in the German welfare state / Mechthild M. Matheja-Theaker Single mothers in East Germany / Beate Schuster and Angelika Traub Female unemployment in the East: or, how to stay in the labour market / Vanessa Beck Beyond typical life-plans: young women's themes of life in East and West Germany / Barbara Keddi ... [et al.] Family and family orientation in East Germany / Harald Uhlendorff Women in politics in post-communist East Germany / Marilyn Rueschemeyer Young women in right-wing groups and organisations in East Germany / Karin Weiss and Katrin Isermann

this Volume Encompasses An Array Of Material Exploring The Millennium Phenomenon And The Violent Excitement It Provokes. Consisting Of Three Core Parts, The Book Combines Pertinent Documents With Insightful Commentary And Discussion.
part One Presents A Discussion On The Parallels Between The Years 1000 And 2000 Through An Examination Of Millennial Excitement. Part Two Contains Key Texts, Including The Megiddo Report From The Us, The Canadian Security Intelligence Service Report On Doomsday Religious Cults And An English Translation Of The Israeli Report On Millennial Violence. Part Three Forms The Heart Of The Text, Featuring Articles From Us, European And Israeli Scholars Which Focus On The Lessons To Be Learned From The Various Reports. It Also Details Interaction Between Scholars And The Security Services In Regard To The Threat Of Millennial Violence/terrorism And The Global And Regional Perspectives That Surround It.

This volume reveals the far-reaching range of Professor Kedourie's interests and the immense expanse of his horizons. The first part deals with philosophy, political thought and ideology and the second with history and politics