Between memory and desire : the Middle East in a troubled age / R. Stephen Humphreys

Englisch

Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press, 1999

Online-Ressource (xxii, 297 p) : map

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index

Print version: Between memory and desire

0-585-38546-7 electronic bk.

978-0-585-38546-4 : electronic bk.

Weitere Ausgaben: 0-520-21411-0 (Druckausgabe)

Hard realities: population growth and economic stagnationFrom imperialism to the new world order: the Middle East in search of a future -- The strange career of Pan-Arabism -- The shaping of foreign policy: the myth of the Middle East madman -- Military dictatorship and political tradition in the Middle East -- Profane and sacred politics: the ends of power in the Middle East -- Islam as a political system -- Jihad and the politics of salvation -- Women in public life: Islamic perspectives, Middle Eastern realities -- Islam and human rights

*Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945- ; Islam and politics -- Middle East

*Islam and politics ; Middle East ; Middle East ; Politics and government ; 1945- ; Electronic books

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: DS63.1

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 956;

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.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- HARD REALITIES -- FROM IMPERIALISM TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER -- THE STRANGE CAREER OF PAN- ARABISM -- THE SHAPING OF FOREIGN POLICY -- MILITARY DICTATORSHIP AND POLITICAL TRADITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- PROFANE AND SACRED POLITICS -- ISLAM AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM -- JIHAD AND THE POLITICS OF SALVATION -- WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE -- ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- TOWARD A CONCLUSIONÛ BETWEEN MEMORY AND DESIRE -- NOTES -- A BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE -- INDEX.

 

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