Khadduri, Majid, 1908-2007,

Arab contemporaries : the role of personalities in politics / by Majid Khadduri. - x, 255 pages : portraits ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The man of the sword : the military politician. The idealistic school : 'Aziz 'Ali Al-Misri -- The realistic school : Nuri Al-Sa'id -- The ideological school : Jamal 'Abd Al-Nasir -- The man of skills : the professional politician. The traditional (idealistic) school, the extremist : Al-Hajj Amin Al-Husayni -- The traditional (idealistic) school, the moderate : King Faysal of Saudi Arabia -- The realistic school : Habib Bourguiba -- The idealistic school, the moderates : Kamil Al-Chadirchi and Kamal Junblat -- The idealogical school, the radical : Khalid Bakdash -- The man of the pen : the intellectual politician. The idealistic school : Ahmad Lutfi Al-Sayyid -- The realistic school : Muhammad Husayn Haykal -- The ideological school : Michel 'Aflaq -- Appendix: A case study of the conflicting policies of two Arab leaders toward the Axis powers.

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Since 1945


Politics and government
Politicians--Middle East.


Arab countries--Biography.
Arab countries--Politics and government--1945-
Arab countries--Biography.


collective biographies.

DS39.2.A2 / K12