Marx and the End of Orientalism

109 Pages·2014·4.658 MB·English

by  Bryan S. Turner

Routledge Revivals
Marx and the End of Orientalism
First published in 1978, this title analyses a range of problems that
arise in the study of North Africa and the Middle East, bridging the
gap between studies of Sociology, Islam, and Marxism. Both Sociology
and the study of Islam draw on an Orientalist tradition founded on an
idealist epistemology, ethnocentric values and an evolutionary view of
historical development. Bryan Turner challenges the basic assumptions
of Orientalism by considering such issues as the social structure of
Islamic society, the impact of capitalism in the Middle East, the effect
of Israel on territories, revolutions, social classes and nationalism.
A detailed and fascinating study, Marx and the End of Orientalism will
be of particular interest to students studying the sociology of colonial-
ism and development, Marxist sociology and sociological theory.
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Marx and the End of
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Bryan S. Turner
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Marx andt he
End of
Orientalism
BRYAN S. TURNER
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Turner, Bryan Stanley
Marx and the end of Orientalism. - (Controversies
in sociology; 7).
1. Communisma nd Islam 2. Islamic countries-
Social conditions
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Contents
Acknowledgements pagex
Introduction 1
1 Marx on Colonialisma nd Capitalism 10
2 Marxist Theorieso f the Middle East 25
3 Ethnicity, Social Classa ndt he Mosaic Model 39
4 Ideology: Nationalisma ndt he Superstructure 53
5 Revolutions: Modes of Productiona nd Social
Classes 67
6 Appraisal: The Dilemmao f Epistemology 81
References 86
Index 96