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The Arab Mind
by Raphael Patai
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684145472
- ISBN 13
- 9780684145471
- Seller
-
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Scribner, 1976. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good. 376 pages, with index, preface to the paperback edition (written after the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the first edition having appeared in 1973). Trade paperback, creases to wraps at corners, faint foxing to top edge and end papers; edges, end papers and page margins age-tanned, some soil and discoloration to wraps at spine and back cover, binding tight. Text unmarked.
Synopsis
The Arab Mind is a non-fiction cultural psychology book by cultural anthropologist Raphael Patai, who also wrote The Jewish Mind. It was first published in 1973, and later revised in 1983. An update (Patai has since died) is planned for 2007. The book advocates a tribal-group-survival explanation for the driving factors behind Arab culture.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ALD-88
- Title
- The Arab Mind
- Author
- Raphael Patai
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684145472
- ISBN 13
- 9780684145471
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- RAPHAEL PATAI, ISLAM, ARABIC, LANGUAGE, BEDOUINS, CULTURE, VALUES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology; Middle East; Islam;
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Our standard domestic shipping rate is for USPS Media Mail shipments weighing up to 2 lb. Books are packaged in bubble-pack envelopes or a cardboard box with moisture protection. International shipping rates are for packages weighing up to 2 lb (0.9 kg). Heavier or oversized items may incur a shipping surcharge, which will be stated to the buyer before finalization of the transaction. Shipping charge may be reduced on some books weighing less than 1 lb to U.S. addresses. International Priority shipping charges may be reduced on books that fit in a USPS small flat-rate box. International Standard (First-Class Package International) shipping charges may be reduced for a second or more books if the total package weight does not exceed 2 lb. Shipping speeds are estimates based on carrier delivery times and cannot be guaranteed. If your order will pass through Customs, please expect a delay. Any applicable Customs duties or brokerage fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
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