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ISBN: 9780520204485

Published: November 18, 1996

Publisher: University of California Press

Trim: 6.00 x 9.00 Inches

Pages: 383

An examination copy of this textbook is available to qualified faculty at no charge.

Political Islam

Essays from Middle East Report

Joel Beinin, Joe Stork

Edited by Joel Beinin and Joe Stork

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About the Book

The essays and case studies collected here—featuring some of the best material from Middle East Report over the past decade as well as much original material—challenge the facile generalizations about what Western media and political establishments usually call "Islamic fundamentalism." The authors demonstrate the complexity of these movements and offer complementary and contrasting interpretations of their origins and significance. The material included covers a broad range of themes—including democracy and civil society, gender relations and popular culture—as they have emerged in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Author

Joel Beinin is Professor of History and Director of the Program in Modern Thought and Literature at Stanford University. He is an editor of Middle East Report. Joe Stork is a founder of the Middle East Research and Information Project and was Editor of Middle East Report for the first twenty-five years of its existence.

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