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9780813340180

Legacy Of The Prophet Despots, Democrats, And The New Politics Of Islam

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    9780813340180

  • ISBN10:

    0813340187

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-03-16
  • Publisher: Basic Books

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Summary

Offers a controversial argument that the main currents of political Islam, despite recent world events, are rejecting militancy for the sake of democratic politics - a shift of historical importance

Author Biography

Anthony Shadid is a correspondent in Washington for the Boston Globe. Over the past decade, he has reported from most countries in the Middle East and was the winner of an Overseas Press Club citation in 1997 for the series of article that form the core of this book. He was formerly a correspondent in Cairo for the Associated Press.

Table of Contents

Note on Transliterations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(10)
A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times
11(32)
Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted
43(32)
The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders
75(36)
God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism
111(40)
Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power
151(36)
Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam
187(36)
From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground
223(28)
The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy
251(38)
Epilogue 289(8)
Notes 297(28)
Selected Bibliography 325(6)
Index 331

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