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Between Memory and Desire The Middle East in a Troubled Age

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ISBN-10: 0520246918

ISBN-13: 9780520246911

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: R. Stephen Humphreys

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Middle Easterners today struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. In recent decades Islam has become central to this struggle, and almost every issue involves fierce, sometimes violent debates over the role of religion in public life. In this post-9/11 updated edition R. Stephen Humphreys presents a thoughtful analysis of Islam's place in today's Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life.
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/16/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990

R. Stephen Humphreys is Professor of History and Islamic Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry (second edition, 1991) among other works.

Preface to the 2005 Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Hard Realities: Population Growth and Economic Stagnation
From Imperialism to the New World Order: The Middle East in Search of a Future
The Strange Career of Pan-Arabism
The Shaping of Foreign Policy: The Myth of the Middle East Madman
Military Dictatorship and Political Tradition in the Middle East
Profane and Sacred Politics: The Ends of Power in the Middle East
Islam as a Political System
Jihad and the Politics of Salvation
Women in Public Life: Islamic Perspectives, Middle Eastern Realities
Islam and Human Rights Toward a Conclusion--Between Memory and Desire
Notes
A Bibliographic Note
Index