Islam in Perspective (RLE Politics of Islam) - A Guide to Islamic Society, Politics and Law (Hardcover)

There has been a significant upsurge of western interest in the political manifestations and significance of Islam in the last decade, fuelled by the notion of Islamic 'revival', the Iranian revolution and by events in countries as diverse as Egypt, Pakistan and Sudan. Oil power and its effect on the international economic order, the relationship of Muslim countries with the superpowers and the continuation of the Arab-Israeli conflict have also served to focus attention on Islamic politics and, in particular, on the notion of Islamic reassertion. As the author of this book argues, one result of this interest has been the development of a view of Islam as monolithic and implacable. He takes a broad view of the intellectual and cultural history of Islam, emphasising the extraordinary diversity of Islamic societies and the ways in which the ideal is often pragmatically adapted to reality. In this wider social and historical context, the nature of Islamic revival is then reassessed. First published in 1988.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Politics of Islam
Release date:	May 2013
First published:	2000
Editors:	Patrick Bannerman
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-83077-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General
LSN:	0-415-83077-X
Barcode:	9780415830775

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