On the Muslim question / Anne Norton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norton, Anne.

Series:

Public square (Princeton, N.J.)

The public square book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic sociology.

Islam--Social aspects.

Islam.

Islam--Economic aspects.

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. For better or worse, "the Muslim question" has become the great question of our time. It is a question bound up with others--about freedom of speech, terror, violence, human rights, women's dress, and sexuality. Above all, it is tied to the possibility of democracy. In this fearless, original, and surprising book, Anne Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. What is really in question, she argues, is the West's commitment to its own ideals: to democracy and the Enlightenment trinity of liberty, equality, and fraternity. In the most fundamental sense, the Muslim question is about the values not of Islamic, but of Western, civilization. Moving between the United States and Europe, Norton provides a fresh perspective on iconic controversies, from the Danish cartoon of Muhammad to the murder of Theo van Gogh. She examines the arguments of a wide range of thinkers--from John Rawls to Slavoj Žižek. And she describes vivid everyday examples of ordinary Muslims and non-Muslims who have accepted each other and built a common life together. Ultimately, Norton provides a new vision of a richer and more diverse democratic life in the West, one that makes room for Muslims rather than scapegoating them for the West's own anxieties.

Contents:

pt. I. Muslim questions

pt. II. In the western street.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691206141

0691206147

9781299051331

1299051332

9781400846351

1400846358

OCLC:

827484093