Challenge of Modernity: The Quest for Authenticity in the Arab World

By Louay M. Safi

Book Overview

This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization. It begins by examining Western modernity and then uses the insight gained from this examination to study the implications of Western modernity for non-Western societies. The author also attempts to demonstrate the inadequacy of the functional approach for understanding the process of modernization in non-Western regions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819193755
• ISBN13: 9780819193759
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"