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The essays in this volume approach the interactions of Islam, the West and modernity through overlapping social, historical, economic, cultural, and philosophical layers.

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This book offers readers very helpful insights and understanding of 'one of the great . . . tensions of modern times.' Highly recommended. * CHOICE *

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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Muslims and the West: A Paradigm for Polarization Chapter 3 Islam, Modernity and the Dialectic of Dogmatism Chapter 4 The Deficiency of Democracy in the Islamic World Chapter 5 The Roots of Terror Chapter 6 Europe in the Mirror of the Contemporary Middle East: Aspects of Modern European History Reconsidered Chapter 7 Deconstructing Arab-Islamic History: A Discussion of its Evolutionary Dynamics Chapter 8 Critical Theory and the Islamic Encounter with Modernity Chapter 9 Second Letter on Algeria Chapter 10 A Wild Goose Chase: To Cope, Must Islam "Westernize"?

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/08/2003
      ISBN13: 9780742531062, 978-0742531062
      ISBN10: 0742531066

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The essays in this volume approach the interactions of Islam, the West and modernity through overlapping social, historical, economic, cultural, and philosophical layers.

      Trade Review
      This book offers readers very helpful insights and understanding of 'one of the great . . . tensions of modern times.' Highly recommended. * CHOICE *

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Muslims and the West: A Paradigm for Polarization Chapter 3 Islam, Modernity and the Dialectic of Dogmatism Chapter 4 The Deficiency of Democracy in the Islamic World Chapter 5 The Roots of Terror Chapter 6 Europe in the Mirror of the Contemporary Middle East: Aspects of Modern European History Reconsidered Chapter 7 Deconstructing Arab-Islamic History: A Discussion of its Evolutionary Dynamics Chapter 8 Critical Theory and the Islamic Encounter with Modernity Chapter 9 Second Letter on Algeria Chapter 10 A Wild Goose Chase: To Cope, Must Islam "Westernize"?

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