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World of faith and freedom : why international religious liberty is vital to American national security / by Thomas F. Farr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farr, Thomas F. (Thomas Franklin), 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- Freedom of religion.
- Globalization--Religious aspects.
- Globalization.
- Terrorism--Prevention.
- Terrorism.
- United States--Foreign relations.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Islamic countries.
- Islamic countries--Foreign relations--United States.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (382 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most trouble spots have some sort of religious component, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Palestine. These conflicts are of great geo-political importance and of interest to the US. Yet, argues Farr, our foreign policy is handicapped by an inability to understand the role of religion in these places.
- Contents:
- Introduction : why religious freedom?
- Confounded by faith
- The intellectual sources of diplomacy's religion deficit
- Religion and liberal governance
- The legislative campaign against religious persecution
- The lion's den at Foggy Bottom : act I
- Interregnum (2000-2002)
- The lion's den : act II
- Seeking the heart of Islam
- Islam and the American opportunity
- Riding the dragon : the case of China
- Conclusion : whither religious freedom?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-348) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988451-X
- 9786611851453
- 0-19-972066-5
- 1-281-85145-0
- OCLC:
- 299381370
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