Ameen Rihani

Bridging East and West : A Pioneering Call for Arab-American Understanding
Herausgeber: Funk, Nathan C.; Sitka, Betty J.

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Produktbeschreibung

This remarkable book demonstrates the extraordinary nature of Ameen Rihani's work as a cultural ambassador; the depth of his affinities for such writers as Carlyle, Emerson, Thoreau, and Tolstoy; and the enduring relevance of his commitments to tolerance, universalism, reconciliation, and peace.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780761828600
• ISBN-10: 0761828605
• Artikelnr.: 30632217

Autorenporträt

Nathan C. Funk is Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Betty J. Sitka is co-founder and Associate Director, Center for Global Peace at American University, Washington, D.C. Sitka received her Master's Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Ameen Rihani: A Meeting Point Between Two
Cultures Chapter 3 Preface: A Cultural Symbol Chapter 4 Acknowledgments
Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 Ameen Rihani's Imagination Liberation
Movement Chapter 7 Part I: The Path of Reconciliation: The Expression of
Tolerance in Rihani's Thought: More Than Tolerance: Rihani on Intercultural
Reconciliation; Cross-Cultural Approaches of Reconciliation: Ameen Rihani
and H.G. Wells; The Search for Peace and East Chapter 8 Part II: Convergent
Horizons: Rihani, Carlyle, Emerson, Thoreau, and Tolstoy: Rihani and
Carlyle on Revolution and Modernity; Rihani, Emerson, and Thoreau; Leo
Tolstoy and Ameen Rihani: The Interaction Between Two Creative Worlds
Chapter 9 Part III: The Importance of Belonging and Universalism: The
Formation of a Universal Self: Rihani and Byron; Ameen Rihani's Vision of
Globalization: A Matrimony, Not Hegemony; Ameen Rihani: Daring to Dream
Chapter 10 Part IV: Understanding Peace Within Oneself, with Others, and
Among Nations: Understanding Peace Through Rihani's Spirituality; Rihani's
Peace; Ameen Rihani's Humanist Vision of Arab Nationalism Chapter 11
Supplication (An-Najwa Prayer) by Ameen F. Rihani Chapter 12 Biography on
Ameen Rihani Chapter 13 Timetable of Events in Ameen F. Rihani's Life and
in the World Chapter 14 List of Rihani's Selected Works Chapter 15
Biographies of Editors and Contributors