The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 137)

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party (ص 137)

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looked upon as an alien idealogy.? . The objective conditions
of the Arab countries, as emphasized in the first chapter,
were decisive in creating an ideology whose roots were in
European liberalism and nationalism.
Both the Ba'th and the ANM grew out of the mainstream
of liberal ideology. Hence, there is a sharp and historical
difference between them on one hand and the Muslim Brother-
hood and the Communists on the other hand... They neither
articulated their thoughts along the lines of the nation's
traditions as the former did, nor did they inject a compre-
hensive theory like the latter. Instead, they portrayed
the aspirations, disenchantments, interests, and illusions
of the rising middle class. They also reflected the impact
of the continuing spread of mass education in the Arab
countries. It-is important to note in passing, that one
should differentiate between the meaning of the middle class
as used in the European sense, and its meaning in the economic
and social context of the Arab countries. In the Arab
countries where capitalism has not yet developed into a
system where social classes are neatly formed, the middle
class, or what came to be called in Arabic political jargon
“petty bourgeoisie" play an increasing political role.
Lawyers, teachers, government employees, and students are
the human elements from which political and ideological
a
3For an illuminating discussion of the experience of
the Communist parties in the Middle East, see Walter Laqueur, |
Praeger, 1956).

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The Arab Nationalists Movement 1951-1971: From Pressure Group to Socialist Party

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1971-02-07

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Basil R. Al-Kubaisi

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