Between Memory and Desire: The Middle East in a Troubled Age - Couverture souple

Humphreys, R. Stephen Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520246918 ISBN 13 : 9780520246911

Editeur : University of California Press, 2005

Synopsis

Middle Easterners today struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. In recent decades Islam has become central to this struggle, and almost every issue involves fierce, sometimes violent debates over the role of religion in public life. In this post-9/11 updated edition R. Stephen Humphreys presents a thoughtful analysis of Islam's place in today's Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

R. Stephen Humphreys is Professor of History and Islamic Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Islamic History: A Framework for Inquiry (second edition, 1991) among other works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520246918
• ISBN 13: 9780520246911
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 334
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• Personne responsable: non disponible