Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0761935665 ISBN 13 : 9780761935667

Editeur : SAGE, 2007

Synopsis

This book explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Zoya Hasan is Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is the author and editor of eleven books and has published over two dozen articles. Her recent books include Quest for Power: Oppositional Movements and Post-Congress Politics in Uttar Pradesh; Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women In India(co-authored); Party Politics in India (edited), India’s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices and Controversies (co-edited); Transforming India: Social Dynamics of Democracy (coedited); and In a Minority: Essays on Muslim Women in India (co-edited). She has also edited the third book in our ‘Readings in Indian Government and Politics’ series, Politics and the State in India (Sage, 2000).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761935665
• ISBN 13: 9780761935667
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Éditeur: Hasan Zoya
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible