{"product_id":"islamic-political-thought-9780691164823","title":"Islamic Political Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected from the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Isl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Princeton's previous edition:\"[L]ucid and engaging ... Enlightening and challenging ... [A] work of high-quality erudition packaged in an accessible manner which will benefit a wider readership.\"--Times Literary Supplement \"This is a book of major importance for Muslims, particularly in the West.\"--Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Muslim World Book Review Praise for Princeton's previous edition:\"[U]nprecedented ... [A] truly impressive opus in content, organization, and diversity... Though written for educated nonspecialists, this book has plenty of historical and contemporary wisdom and information to offer diplomats, researchers, students, journalists, and even some Islamic specialists and scholars confronting today's complex and challenging political milieu.\"--Choice Praise for Princeton's previous edition:\"[A] timely volume.\"--Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, Gerhard Bowering 1  Authority, Roy Jackson 25  Caliphate, Wadad Kadi and Aram A. Shahin 37  Fundamentalism, Roxanne Euben 48  Government, Emad El-Din Shahin 68  Jihad, John Kelsay 86  Knowledge, Paul L. Heck 105  Minorities, Yohanan Friedmann 123  Modernity, Armando Salvatore 135  Muhammad, Gerhard Bowering 152  Pluralism and Tolerance, Gudrun Kramer 169  Qur'an, Gerhard Bowering 185  Revival and Reform, Ebrahim Moosa and SherAli Tareen 202  Shari'a, Devin J. Stewart 219  Traditional Political Thought, Patricia Crone 238  'Ulama', Muhammad Qasim Zaman 252  Women, Ayesha S. Chaudhry 263  Contributors 273  Index 275","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403813167447,"sku":"9780691164823","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691164823.jpg?v=1730484622","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/islamic-political-thought-9780691164823","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}