Islam and Modernity: Key Issues and Debates

by Martin van Bruinessen and Armando Salvatore

Book Overview

Recent events have focused attention on the perceived differences and tensions between the Muslim world and the modern West. As a major strand of Western public discourse has it, Islam appears resistant to internal development and remains inherently pre-modern. However Muslim societies have experienced most of the same structural changes that have impacted upon all societies: massive urbanisation, mass education, dramatically increased communication,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748637931
• ISBN13: 9780748637935
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher