Why are the Arabs not free? : the politics of writing - Safouan, Moustapha (Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub, 2007)
1. Components of western dominance -- 2. Questions that have been forgotten in our political philosophy -- 3. Creative transmission and stagnant transmission : culture and power -- 4. Peoples and writers -- 5. The role of language in the creation of culture -- 6. Writing and power -- 7. The fraud of the Islamic state
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Arab countries -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; Civilization, Arab -- 20th century