Society, Intellectuals and Cultural Change In the Developing Countries

About the Book

As a result of centuries-old interactive internal and external cultural and economic factors, developing countries suffer from illiteracy, poverty, corruption, oppression, and other ills. These have led and continue to lead to the disruption of the natural flow of socio-political and economic development.

In the developing countries, there is inadequate grasp of politics, which permeates all social relations, and is a way to gain and wield influence with a view to achieve certain goals.

In order for the developing people to be able to achieve progress in nation-building, political reality, and dynamism of social phenomena, these concepts should be recognized. This should be accompanied by democratization, strengthening of civil society and exercise of critical thought.

About the Author

Taysir Nashif has B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Arabic language and literature and political science from the University of Jerusalem, the University of Toronto, and the State University of New York at Binghamton, respectively. The educational background, life experiences, and academia in Israel and the US, and service as a political affairs officer, then as an editor and reviser at the UN, have served as a basis for the author?s opinions, analysis, and conclusions.