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Islam : a mosaic, not a monolith / Vartan Gregorian.
Van Pelt Library DS35.77 .G74 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gregorian, Vartan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nationalism.
- History.
- Islamic renewal.
- Islamic countries--Politics and government--20th century.
- Islamic countries.
- Politics and government.
- Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
- Islam and politics.
- Islamic renewal--Islamic countries.
- Nationalism--Islamic countries--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 164 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Vartan Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith.
- Contents:
- A brief survey of Islam
- Clash of modernists and traditionalists
- Challenges of the twentieth century
- Islamism : liberation politics
- Quests for democracy and modernity
- Need for mutual knowledge and understanding.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 081573283X
- 9780815732839
- OCLC:
- 56914665
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