Antun Sa'adeh: The Man, His Thought: an Anthology

641 Pages·2007·2.01 MB·English

by  Adel Beshara

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The Man, His Thought
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A
ntun
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a’adeh
The Man, His Thought
An Anthology
Edited by
Adel Beshara
ITH ACA
P R E S S
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ANTUNSAπADEH
The Man, His Thought: An Anthology
Published by
Ithaca Press
8 Southern Court
South Street
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RG1 4QS
UK
Ithaca Press is an imprint of Garnet Publishing Limited
Copyright © Adel Beshara, 2007
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
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from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote
brief passages in a review.
First Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-86372-308-7
ISBN-10: 0-86372-308-X
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TypesetbySamantha Barden
Jacket design byGarnet Publishing
Cover photoused with permission of Folios Limited
Printed in Lebanon
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To the Children of Life
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Introduction 1
PART I
NATIONALISM
1 Saπadeh and the Concept of Regional Nationalism 17
Nassif Nassar
2 Union in Life: Saπadeh’s Notion of the Socio-Economic Cycle 47
Inπam Raad
PART II
SYRIAN NATIONALISM
3 Saπadeh and Syrian Nationalism 81
Robert D. Sethian
4 Saπadeh and the Greater Syria Scheme 121
Adel Beshara
PART III
POLITICAL HISTORY
5 Saπadeh and the Recovery of Antiquity:The Evolution 163
of Nations in Macro-History
Dennis Walker
6 Saπadeh and Lebanon: A Historical Perspective 223
Edmond Melhem
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ANTUN SAπADEH
PART IV
SECULARISM
7 Some Distinguishing Aspects of Saπadeh’s Thought 267
Adel Daher
8 Secularism in Saπadeh’s Thought 315
Rabeeπh Debs
PART V
PHILOSOPHY
9 Saπadeh’s Philosophical Doctrine 351
Adnan Amshi
10 Saπadeh’s Conception of Religion 391
Nasri al-Sayegh
PART VI
LITERATURE
11 Saπadeh: The Expatriate Critic and Man of Letters 427
Rabiπa Abifadel
12 Saπadeh’s Views on Literature and Literary Renovation 463
Mohamad Maatouk
PART VII
COSMOPOLITANISM
13 Saπadeh and National Democracy 509
Sofia A. Saπadeh
14 Saπadeh and Marxism 539
Moueen Haddad
Bibliography 585
Index 617
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Acknowledgements
This study could not have been completed without the help and support
of many people throughout its various stages. I am grateful to the
contributors to this anthology, and primarily to Dennis Walker, who
was kind enough to lend an attentive ear to my project and to offer wise
advice. I also wish to thank those who helped me in the translation of
some of the articles: Dennis Walker; Mohammad al-Dami of Baghdad
University, who lent his assistance while Baghdad was under attack; and
Michel Hayek of Notre Dame University in Lebanon. Special thanks are
due to my colleagues at the University of Melbourne who kindly shared
with me their rich experience in the editing of this work, and to John
Daye and Riad Khneisser at the Jafet Library in the American University
of Beirut. Finally, I extend special thanks to Kalpalathika Rajan of Integra
Software Services in India for his cooperation and assistance in bringing
the anthology to its present form.
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