Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled AgeMiddle 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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Contents
Hard Realities Population Growth and Economic Stagnation | 1 |
From Imperialism to the New World Order The Middle East in Search of a Future | 23 |
The Strange Career of PanArabism | 60 |
The Shaping of Foreign Policy The Myth of the Middle East Madman | 83 |
Military Dictatorship and Political Tradition in the Middle East | 113 |
Profane and Sacred Politics The Ends of Power in the Middle East | 131 |
Islam as a Political System | 148 |
Jihad and the Politics of Salvation | 174 |
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| Title | Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age |
| Author | R. Stephen Humphreys |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0520932587, 9780520932586 |
| Length | 328 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Middle East / General Religion / Islam / General |
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