21st century middle eastern history
21st century middle eastern politics
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cultural identity
economic stagnation
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foreign policy
human rights
imperialism
intellectual life
islam
jihad
middle east
middle east madman
middle eastern culture
military dictatorship
muslims
new world order
pan arabism
political life
political tradition
politics of salvation
population growth
profane politics
religion
religion and politics
religion in public life
sacred politics
women in the middle east
Product details
- ISBN 9780520246911
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 16 Nov 2005
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Middle Easterners today struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. In recent decades Islam has become central to this struggle, and almost every issue involves fierce, sometimes violent debates over the role of religion in public life. In this post-9/11 updated edition R. Stephen Humphreys presents a thoughtful analysis of Islam's place in today's Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life.
R. Stephen Humphreys is Professor of History and Islamic Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry (second edition, 1991) among other works.
