Islam and Political Legitimacy by Akbarzadeh, Shahram [Editor]; Saeed, Abdullah [Editor];

Routledge, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New. Akbarzadeh and Saeed explore one of the most challenging issues facing the Muslim world: the Islamisation of political power. They present a comparative analysis of Muslim societies in West, South, Central and South East Asia and highlight the immediacy of the challenge for the political leadership in those societies. Islam and Political Legitimacy contends that the growing reliance on Islamic symbolism across the Muslim world, even in states that have had a strained relationship with Islam, has contributed to the evolution of Islam as a social and cultural factor to an entrenched political force. The geographic breadth of this book offers readers a nuanced appraisal of political Islam that transcends parochial eccentricities. Contributors to this volume examine the evolving relationship between Islam and political power in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. Researchers and students of political Islam and radicalism in the Muslim world will find Islam… Read More

Abingdon: Routledge, 2003. Hardcover. New. A collection of essays comparing how Islam has transformed itself from being a social and cultural movement into a political one. The book looks at the different experiences of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. 186 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Hardback. New. This volume explores the challenging issue of the Islamization of political power. It presents a comparative analysis of Muslim societies in West, South, Central and South-East Asia and highlights the immediacy of the challenge for the political leadership in those societies.

Curzon Pr, 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 8.75x5.25x0.75 inches.

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Curzon Pr, 2003. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 8.75x5.25x0.75 inches.