Eqbal Ahmad

by Barsamian, David

• ISBN13: 9780896086159
• ISBN10: 0896086151
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: South End Pr

Summary

Contents"Dawn of Freedom" by Faiz Ahmed Faiz Map of South Asia Biographical Sketch of Eqbal Ahmad Introduction by David Barsamian Foreword by Edward W. Said Chapter 1 Think Critically and Take Risks Chapter 2 Distorted HistoriesNotes Chapter 3 Do Not Accept the Safe Haven Selected Bibliography of Eqbal Ahmad's Writing IndexReviews "Eqbal Ahmad, perhaps the shrewdest and most original anti-imperialist analyst of Asia and Africaa_ [was] a man of enormous charisma and incorruptible idealsa_ . He had an almost instinctive attraction to movements of the oppressed and the persecuteda_ [and] a formidable knowledge of history. Arabs, for example, learned more from him about the failures of Arab nationalism than from anyone else.a_ Ahmad was that rare thing, an intellectual unintimidated by power or authority."-Edward W. Said, author of Culture and Imperialism, eulogizing Ahmad in The Nation and The Guardian"[Eqbal Ahmad] was a shining example of what a true internationalist should be.a_ Eqbal was at home in the history of all the world's great civilizations. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of states past and present, and he knew that states had a rightful role to play. But he also knew that states existed to serve peoplenot the other way aroundand he had little to do with governments, except as a thorn in their side. To friends, colleagues, and students, however, he gave unstintingly of himself and his time.a_ His example and his memory will inspire many to carry on his work."-Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations"A very dedicated and honorable activist, Eqbal was right in the middle of everything.a_ He was a student of revolution and imperialism and a very good one."-Noam Chomsky, MIT"Eqbal Ahmad was unique in combining compassion for the dispossessed-en masse and one by one; the intellectual capacity to analyze cultural, political, and economic issues on a transnational level; and an ability to raise his always eloquent voice on behalf of constructive and original solutions."-Victory Navasky, Publisher and Editorial Director, The Nation"Fighting words, wise words, from one of the most powerful activist intellectuals of ou

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
``Dawn of Freedom''	viii
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Map of South Asia	x
Biographical Sketch of Eqbal Ahmad	xi
Introduction	xv
David Barsamian
Foreword	xix
Edward W. Said
Think Critically and Take Risks	1	(72)
Photographs	69	(4)
Distorted Histories	73	(58)
Do Not Accept the Safe Haven	131	(28)
Selected Bibliography of Eqbal Ahmad's Writing	159	(6)
Index	165	(10)
Appendix: Alternative Radio's Eqbal Ahmad Archive	175