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Islam and Democracy in the Middle East
. Ed(S): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Brumberg, Daniel
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Paperback. ; Ziya Onis; Koc University; Soli Ozel, Bilgi University, Istanbul; William Quandt, University of Virginia; Jillian Schwedler, University of Maryland, College Park; Jean-Francois Seznec, Columbia University and Georgetown University; Emmanuel Sivan, Hebrew University; Mohamed Talbi, independent scholar; Robin Wright, Los Angeles Times. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Brumberg, Daniel. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HRH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Islam and Democracy in the Middle East provides a comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and opposition forces to promote civil liberties, competitive elections, and a pluralistic vision of Islam. Drawing on the insights of some twenty-five leading Western and Middle Eastern scholars, the book highlights the dualistic and often contradictory nature of political liberalization. As the case studies of Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen suggest, political liberalization-as managed by the state-not only opens new spaces for debate and ... Read more
Islam and Democracy in the Middle East provides a comprehensive assessment of the origins and staying power of Middle East autocracies, as well as a sober account of the struggles of state reformers and opposition forces to promote civil liberties, competitive elections, and a pluralistic vision of Islam. Drawing on the insights of some twenty-five leading Western and Middle Eastern scholars, the book highlights the dualistic and often contradictory nature of political liberalization. As the case studies of Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and Yemen suggest, political liberalization-as managed by the state-not only opens new spaces for debate and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
A Journal of Democracy Book
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801878480
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V9780801878480
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About . Ed(S): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Brumberg, Daniel
Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, is codirector, with Marc Plattner, of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. He is also coeditor, with Marc Plattner, of the Journal of Democracy and of other collections of essays available from Johns Hopkins, including The Global Resurgence of Democracy, Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies, and The Global Divergence ... Read more
Reviews for Islam and Democracy in the Middle East
The more authentic Muslim modernists are those who have already taken a step across the historical threshold toward an enlightened skepticism of the whole Islamic tradition. There are many Muslim intellectuals who have done this, some of them contributors to the collection Islam and Democracy in the Middle East.
Max Rodenbeck New York Review of Books 2004 A rich ... Read more
Max Rodenbeck New York Review of Books 2004 A rich ... Read more