Islam and Politics: Fourth Edition

by John L. Esposito

Book Overview

This work on Islam and politics updates major country case studies and adds coverage of Tunisia, Algeria, the Taliban of Afghanistan and HAMAS. It also addresses the issues of democratization and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627742
• ISBN13: 9780815627746
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Its a Fair View

The book provides historical background as well as the context to understand Islamic Politics. It begins with how the early Muslims use their faith to shape Islamic Ideology for both state and society. The book also discusses the rise of Islam, the many empires that flourished and as well as declined. Lastly, The book nicely make its way out by talking about the modern fundamentalism. This book doesnt really convince one to take sides or anything like that. It just sheds a perspective on the basic timeline of Islamic Politics. One could grasp a scope on how much the Muslims deviates in modern times against the original Islamic societal principles and why so this happened.

Islam and Politics

Anyone who wants a clear understanding of the Islamic faith should read this masterful work! "[It] should be required reading for all diplomats, analysts, and students of the contemporary Middle East." American Arab Affairs