Contemporary Arab Thought

Zeina G. Halabi, author of The Unmaking of the Arab Intellectual: Prophecy, Exile and the Nation:
With unparalleled intellectual generosity and a profound commitment to self-reflection, Kassab masterfully integrates overlooked comparative, feminist, and gender-based approaches to reimagine critique in the aftermath of recent wars and uprisings. Setting new standards for cross-disciplinary scholarship, this book remains a groundbreaking contribution to the field of modern Arab thought.

Yoav Di-Capua, The University of Texas at Austin:
Fifteen years after its original publication, the Arab world has undergone dramatic and often painful transformations. Yet the book that defined an entire field of study and inspired countless scholars to explore its profound questions still retains its relevance and classic status.

Leyla Dakhli, French Center for National Research (CNRS):
In her new introduction, Kassab reflects on the challenges of reading the contemporary Arab intellectual scene and the transformations that have occurred since 2010. She elucidates the formidable efforts of contemporary Arab thinkers to create sense in the midst of momentous upheavals and identifies the sites of hope and imagination in the midst of confusion and horror.

Fadi A. Bardawil, author of Revolution and Disenchantment: Arab Marxism and the Binds of Emancipation:
First published on the cusp of the Arab revolutions, Contemporary Arab Thought was immediately recognized as a landmark work. Kassab’s deft rendering of the richness of Arab conceptual debates, her analysis of the critical intellectual bifurcations of Arab thought, and her generous call for dialogue with non-Western postcolonial traditions energized the field and paved the way for a younger generation of scholars.