| Between the State and Islam Contributor(s): Butterworth, Charles E. (Editor), Zartman, I. William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521783526 ISBN-13: 9780521783521 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 322.109 |
| LCCN: 00034257 |
| Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heretofore, the study of the Middle East has focused almost exclusively on Islam and on the regime, especially on its nondemocratic aspects. It has done so at the expense of accounting fully for the forces of skepticism, liberty, and creativity that struggle against Islamic conformism and state hegemony. This volume examines how Middle Eastern peoples in the 19th and 20th centuries lived and flourished while trying to shape their political and religious surroundings outside the formal structures of established religion and the state. |