Sociology of the Middle East : : a stocktaking and interpretation / / by C. A. O. Van Nieuwenhuijze.

• Superior document: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; Volume I
• VerfasserIn: Nieuwenhuijze, C. A. O. van 1920-2011,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, [1971]; ©1971
• Year of Publication: 1971
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; Volume I.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (848 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Survey of Maps and Tables -- Foreword -- I. General Introduction -- Enter: the sociology of the Middle East -- General sociological theory and the specificity of cultures -- The Middle East as a culture area -- A note on terminology -- PART ONE FEATURES OF THE MIDDLE EAST AS A REGION AND AS A CULTURE AREA -- II. Ecology: The Middle East as a Region -- Introduction -- Natural setting -- Communications -- Resources -- Human densities -- The man-land relationship -- Tables -- III. History: the Middle East as a Culture Area -- Cultural determinants -- Languages -- Centres of gravitation -- PART TWO A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF SUB-AREAS -- IV. Introduction to Part Two -- V. The Fertile Crescent -- Introduction -- Iraq -- Syria -- Lebanon -- Jordan -- Israel -- The Kurds -- VI. Egypt -- VII. The Arabian Peninsula -- VIII. The Iranian Plateau -- Iran -- Afghanistan -- IX. Turkey -- X. North-Africa -- The Maghrib -- Libya -- PART THREE DIMENSIONS OF MORPHOLOGY -- XI. Units of Common Living -- Introductory remarks -- The family -- Tribal society -- The village -- The city -- Empire -- The community of Islam -- The state-nation -- Associations -- XII. Culture Units -- Introductory remarks -- The culture majority -- Minorities -- XIII. Categories by Mutual Differentiation -- Introductory remarks -- Basic concepts -- Intermediate categories -- The commoners -- The top -- A category aside: woman -- An emergent category: youth -- Dual factions -- PART FOUR MODALITIES OF CONTINUITY -- XIV. Cohesion and Persistence -- The perception of social order -- social control -- security -- Authority -- The military -- Public affairs and participation -- XV. The Current Appearance of Change -- The perception of change -- The upsurge of ideology -- Development goals -- Prospects -- Index -- Maps.