Self-Criticism After the Defeat- 1967
Sadik Al Azm; Tr: George Stergios
- Second edition First published by Dar al Tali'ah (Vanguard Press) in 1968
- Saqi Books, London 2011
A devastating critique of the Arab World's political stagnation, after the 1967 war which lead to the defeat of Syria, Jordan and Egypt by Israel. Al-Azm was one of the few thinkers to carry out a self-assessment of Arab society, reflecting on the political and cultural faults that led to the defeat.