1970/07/01 by Stephen Duguid · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Islamic Studies and History #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Socioeconomic Development in MENA
paper · doi:10.1017/s0020743800024168
openalex publication_date 1970/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The need for social change has been recognized by most of the politically important forces in the Middle East today, but differences remain concerning its implementation. These differences are centered on the type of change and the rate at which it should take place. There are three basic social groups taking part in this conflict; the traditional elements of society, typified by organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, many of the ruling families, and large sections of the peasant population; the ‘modern’ man of the liberal era such as evolutionary–liberalist politicians, doctors, landowners, bureaucrats, merchants, and the like; and the ‘modern’ men of the era of technology (material-scientific) such as army officers, agronomists, planners and industrialists.