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Rethinking Political Islam
Shadi; McCant Hamid
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Description for Rethinking Political Islam
Paperback. Rethinking Political Islam offers a fine-grained and definitive overview of the changing world of political Islam in the post-Arab Uprising era. Editor(s): Hamid, Shadi. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever obtained power. Now, academics and Islamists alike finally have answers. And they are confusing. In the Sunni hinterland between Syria and Iraq, ISIS established a government by brute force, implementing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tunisia's Ennahda Party governed in coalition with two secular parties, ratified a liberal constitution, and voluntarily stepped down from power. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood lasted in power for a year, alienating most of the country's major political forces before being overthrown in a military ... Read more
For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever obtained power. Now, academics and Islamists alike finally have answers. And they are confusing. In the Sunni hinterland between Syria and Iraq, ISIS established a government by brute force, implementing an extreme interpretation of Islamic law. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tunisia's Ennahda Party governed in coalition with two secular parties, ratified a liberal constitution, and voluntarily stepped down from power. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood lasted in power for a year, alienating most of the country's major political forces before being overthrown in a military ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190649203
SKU
V9780190649203
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99-96
About Shadi; McCant Hamid
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and author of Temptions of Power. William McCants is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and author of The ISIS Apocalypse.
Reviews for Rethinking Political Islam
This collection is a remarkable and probably unique overview, historically grounded but also looking towards the future of the conflict-torn Middle East. We are shown how the balance between religious, political and welfarist motivations for Islamist movements has been highly variable, but some recognition is allowed here, which many other commentaries withhold, of the long-standing element of ethics and public ... Read more