Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 256
- Publication Date
- 2003-05-12
- ISBN
- 9781403961365
- Book Title
- Future of Political Islam
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Author
- Graham E. Fuller
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Fundamentalism, General, Islam / General, Customs & Traditions, Religion, Politics & State
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
The Future of Political Islam by Graham E Fuller: Used
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
1403961360
ISBN-13
9781403961365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2271169
Product Key Features
Book Title
Future of Political Islam
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Fundamentalism, General, Islam / General, Customs & Traditions, Religion, Politics & State
Features
Revised
Genre
Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-041024
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
“…an illuminating read and a welcome addition to the growing literature on contemporary Islam…”–Publishers Weekly Annex “After September 11, 2001, the discussion around Islam has often been shrill and usually sterile that is why Graham Fuller’s measured, scholarly and eminently sensible voice needs to be heard. Read Fuller’s new book The Future of Political Islam to make sense of the dangerous, changing and complex relationship between the West and the world of Islam.”–Akbar S. Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University in Washington, D.C. is author of Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World (I.B.Tauris, 2002) “This is the most insightful book on developments in political Islam since the Iranian revolution shook the world. Having lived myself many years in the shadow of a mosque, I can say without hesitation that Fuller has captured the core and nature of Islamism. Importantly, he casts the movement as part of the solution to the looming confrontation between the United States and what we call the Islamic world, not just the cause of the confrontation. The Future of Political Islam is a must read, both for those shaping U.S. policy toward one-fifth of mankind and for America’s own religious leaders who themselves have a hand on the political tiller.”–Milt Bearden is a former senior CIA official and author of The Black Tulip (Random House, 2002) and co-author of The Main Enemy (Random House, 2003) “Graham Fuller is supremely qualified to provide rich insight into contemporary Islamic thinking on politics, economics and international relations. Here his sensitivity to differences among Muslims combines with an impressive discussion of contemporary developments, resulting in an important contribution to understanding. Fuller argues persuasively that Islamic political movements are, above all, an engagement with the modern world, not a flight from it, and that it is possible to reason critically with their ideas. Fuller’s hope that Islamist movements will engage in participatory politics, and his belief that they should be tested by the experience of government, underpin his cautiously optimistic analysis that the future of political Islam can be peaceful.” –Fred Halliday, London School of Economics, author 0Nation and Religion in the Middle East
Dewey Decimal
320.55
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
September 11; vitriolic rhetoric against the United States by prominent Muslims; the war against terrorism shifts from Afghanistan to the Philippines and Indonesia. It is easy to believe Islam and Muslims are enemies of the West; it is also wrong. This sweeping survey of trends in the Muslim world contends that the issue is not whether Islam plays a central role in politics, but what Muslims want. To focus on radicalism and extremism blinds us from another trend: liberal political Islam. Proponents of liberal political Islam emphasize human rights and democracy, tolerance and cooperation. They face an uphill struggle as authoritarian regimes oppress opposition and use Islam to justify their undemocratic rule. As people are denied avenues to participate and criticize, as secular ideologies have failed, religion has come to play a central role in politics. The outcome of the struggle between extremists and liberals will determine the future of political Islam., A sweeping examination of political Islam’s sources, diverse forms, and implications for politics in the Muslim world and its relations with the West.
LC Classification Number
BP173.7.F85 2003
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