Editorial Reviews
Book Description
This book takes a historical approach to examining Islam's role in globalization. The author identifies complex historical and geopolitical trends in Islamic history, and constructs from these a clear assessment of contemporary Islam. Most important, the book examines historical trends from a perspective that contributes to an understanding of Islam in the aftermath of September 11.
The author takes us through a review of the first Islamic millennium and Islam's role as a globalizing force, to subsequent changes in the Muslim world, through a comparison with earlier radical movements in Russia, and finally to trends in contemporary political Islam and projections for future developments. Along the way, the author points out many of the challenges Islamists have faced, some of their pitfalls, and some modernizing attributes of contemporary Islam.
This accessible, timely book should be of strong interest to anyone with a desire for greater understanding in this transformed global environment.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
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Book Info
Pocket-size text explores the development of Islam in the context of a changing world. Written on the basis of the Payne Memorial Lectures given at the Institute for International studies at Stanford University in the winter quarter of 2002. Softcover, hardcover available from the publisher. DLC: Islam--History.
Islam in a Globalizing World
Islam in a Globalizing World,Thomas W. Simons Jr.,Stanford University Press,0804748330,21st century,General,Globalization,History,Islam,Islam - General,Islam - Theology,Islam and politics,Islamic fundamentalism,Politics - Current Events,Politics / Current Events,Religion,Islamic studies
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