| Description |
xxii, 297 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index. |
| Contents |
Hard realities: population growth and economic stagnation -- From 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. |
| Subject |
Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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Middle East. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1945- |
| Subject |
Islam and politics -- Middle East.
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Islam and politics. |
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945- |
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Islam and politics -- Middle East.
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| ISBN |
0520214110 alkaline paper |
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