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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humphreys, R. Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Middle East.

Islam and politics.

Middle East--Politics and government--1945-.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.) : 1 map, 2 tables

Place of Publication:

Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE 2005 EDITION

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Hard Realities: Population Growth and Economic Stagnation

2. From Imperialism to the New World Order: The Middle East in Search of a Future

3. The Strange Career of Pan-Arabism

4. The Shaping of Foreign Policy: The Myth of the Middle East Madman

5. Military Dictatorship and Political Tradition in the Middle East

6. Profane and Sacred Politics: The Ends of Power in the Middle East

7. Islam as a Political System

8. Jihad and the Politics of Salvation

9. Women in Public Life: Islamic Perspectives, Middle Eastern Realities

10. Islam and Human Rights

Toward a ConclusionBetween Memory and Desire

NOTES

A BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-520-24691-8

0-520-90046-4

0-520-93258-7

1-59734-489-3

OCLC:

1419788520