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Islam and Democratization in Asia (Hardcover, New)
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Islam and Democratization in Asia (Hardcover, New)
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More than a century ago, the French aristocrat Alexis de
Tocqueville remarked that Islam was not compatible with democracy
and that conflicts between Islamic nations and the West were
therefore inevitable. Although this viewpoint is not shared by all,
it has some influence among scholars. The 9/11 terrorist attack on
the World Trade Center Tower in New York City intensified the
debate. With the rapid economic developments in Asia in recent
decades, another important topic of debate has increasingly
attracted people's attention: the compatibility of the so-called
"Asian values" (ones that value family ties and strong government)
with democratic ideals that value individualism and weak
government. The debate has become even more intense with the
combination of Islamic and Asian values regarding democratization.
Asia is home to many Muslims, including Indonesia, the most
populous Islam country in the world. Is Islam compatible with
democratization in the context of Asian cultures? This is the
central question that this collection of essays seeks to answer. To
address these important issues, a series of books have been
published in the English language. Most of these books deal with
the relationship between Islam, Muslims, and democratization with a
sub-region in Asia, such as Islam and democracy in central Asia,
Islam, and Muslims in south Asia, as well as Islam and democracy in
Southeast Asia. Some deal with the same issue with a focus on the
future. However, there has yet to be a book that deals with the
relationship between Islam, Muslims, and democratization in the
context of Asian cultures from the perspectives of theory and
empirical country studies in South, Southeast, and Central Asia.
This volume seeks to help fill the gap. Although most contributors
in this collection are affiliated with scholarly institutions in
North America and Europe, most of them have their ethnic origins in
Asia. Contributors in this collection include not only scholars but
also practitioners, such as diplomats. The voices of this diverse
group thus represent a variety of viewpoints, spanning from those
who believe that Islam is compatible with democracy to those who
have doubts about it. The first three chapters by Muqtedar Khan,
Moataz A. Fattah, and Laure Paquette discuss the theoretical issues
of Islam in the context of Asian cultures. Issues addressed include
the relationship between Islamic governance and democracy, the
Muslim political culture, and the underdog strategy adopted by some
Islamic countries in Asia. These theoretical studies are followed
by three chapters by Touqir Hussain, Tariq Karim, and Omar Khalidi,
who comment on South Asia. They discuss topics that include the
relations between Islam and democracy in the context of Pakistan,
the aspiring pluralist democracy and expanding political Islam in
Bangladesh, and the Muslim experience of Indian democracy. This is
then followed by a section on Southeast Asia where Felix Heiduk
discusses the role of political Islam in post-Suharto Indonesia in
one chapter and Naveed S. Sheikh comments on the ambiguities of
Islamic(ate) politics in Malaysia in another chapter. The last two
chapters are on Central Asia. Brian Glyn Williams provides
unprecedented insight about the Taliban and Al Qaeda suicide
bombers with an account of his field trip to Afghanistan, and
Morris Rossabi discusses Muslim and democracy in the context of
China and Central Asia. This volume, comprising the perspectives of
scholars and practitioners, will be invaluable to those in
political science, sociology, and religious studies.
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