Islam in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : a short history / / by Jamal Malik

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455326003321
• Autore: Malik Jamal
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-39944-6; 9786612399442; 90-474-4181-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (534 p.)
• Collana: Themes in Islamic studies, , 1389-823X ; ; v. 4
• Disciplina: 297.0954
• Soggetti: Islam - South Asia - History; Muslims - South Asia - History; Electronic books.; South Asia History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-487) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Materials / J. Malik -- Introduction / J. Malik -- Chapter One. Muslim Expansion. Trade, Military And The Quest For Political Authority In South Asia (Approx. 700–1300) / J. Malik -- Excursus Historiography And Sources / J. Malik -- Chapter Two. Muslim Space And Divines (Approx. 1000–1300's) / J. Malik -- Chapter Three. Slaves, Sultans And Dynasties (Approx. 1000–1400) / J. Malik -- Excursuss Hi’Ites And Sunnites / J. Malik -- Chapter Four. Muslim Heterogeneity. Margins Becoming Centres Of Muslim Power (Approx. 1300–1500) / J. Malik -- Excursus Caste / J. Malik -- Chapter Five. Cultural Integration Towards A Politics Of Universal Dominion. The Mughals (Approx. 1450–1650) / J. Malik -- Excursus Conversion And Mission / J. Malik -- Chapter Six. From Universal Dominion To Principalities (Approx. 1650–1800) / J. Malik -- Chapter Seven. Regional States, National Markets And European Expansion (Approx. 1700–1800) / J. Malik -- Excursus Islamic Endowments / J. Malik -- Chapter Eight. Cultural Encounter, Reciprocities, And Muslim Responses (Approx. 1750–1870) / J. Malik -- Chapter Nine. From Appropriation To Collision And Colonial Stabilisation (Approx. 1820–1900) / J. Malik -- Excursus The Language ; Issue—Urdu / J. Malik -- Chapter Ten. Institutionalisation Of Muslim Communities And The Quest For A New Islamicity (Approx. 1860–1900) / J. Malik -- Excursus Gender / J. Malik -- Chapter Eleven. Colonial Reforms, The Khilafat Movement And Muslim Nationalism (Ca. 1900–1947) / J. Malik -- Excursus Communalism / J. Malik -- Chapter Twelve. The Muslim Public Divided (Approx. 1930–1960's) / J. Malik -- Chapter Thirteen. The Integration Of Nation-State And Secession (Approx. 1947–1990's) / J. Malik -- Excursus Islamic Fundamentalism / J. Malik -- Chapter Fourteen. From The Pulpit To The Parade Ground (Approx. 1970–2002) / J. Malik -- Excursus The Social Structure Of Muslims In India / J. Malik -- Chapter Fifteen. Indian Muslims Or Muslim Indians? (Approx. 1947–2002) / J. Malik -- Afterword / J. Malik -- Select Bibliography / J. Malik -- Glossary / J. Malik -- Islam In South Asia—Select Overview / J. Malik -- Index Of Names / J. Malik -- Index Of Places, Rivers And Regions / J. Malik -- Index Of Keywords / J. Malik.
• Sommario/riassunto: Islamic South Asia has become a focal point in academia. Where did Muslims come from? How did they fare in interacting with Hindu cultures? How did they negotiate identity as ruling and ruled minorities and majorities? Part I covers early Muslim expansion and the formative phase in context of initial cultural encounter (app. 700-1300). Part II views the establishment of Muslim empire, cultures oscillating between Islamic and Islamicate, centralised and regionalised power (app. 1300-1700). Part III is composed in the backdrop of regional centralisation, territoriality and colonial rule, displaying processes of integration and differentiation of Muslim cultures in colonial setting (app. 1700-1930). Tensions between Muslim pluralism and singularity evolving in public sphere make up the fourth cluster (app. 1930-2002).

Megachange : economic disruption, political upheaval, and social strife in the 21st century / / Darrell M. West

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822992503321
• Autore: West Darrell M. <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Brookings Institution Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 0-8157-2922-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations, graphs
• Classificazione: POL011000POL040000BUS069020
• Disciplina: 303.490905
• Soggetti: Twenty-first century; Social prediction - 21st century; Economic forecasting - 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Overcoming presentism. Big moves abroad. Disruptions at home. Extremism begets extremism. Plan of the book -- 2. Shocks in foreign affairs. Globalization. 9/11 terrorism. The Arab Spring uprising. Russia's Crimean invasion. Charlie Hebdo murders and Paris attacks. Brexit. Dramatic consequences -- 3. Shifts in domestic politics. Religious revival. The Reagan Revolution. Marijuana legislation. Same-sex marriage. Obamacare. Income inequality. Trumpism and border security. The rapid pace of domestic change -- 4. Thermidorian reactions. How 1960s protests spawned conservative reactions. Antismoking attitudes and policies. HIV and AIDS. Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. Recognizing Cuba. Thesis and antithesis -- 5. The complications of zealotry. The clashes between and within civilizations. A visit to Lebanon. The trip to Bahrain. Jewish fundamentalists. Islamic fundamentalists. Christian fundamentalists. Apocalyptic thinking -- 6. The challenge of megachange .The challenge for individuals. The challenge for society. The challenge for governance. Weakening political extremism. The reversability of progress -- 7. Navigating the future. Broadening horizons. Finding anchors. Understanding that small shifts can have great impact. Ending winner-take-all. Deradicalizing civil society -- 8. Future possibilities. ; Iran gets a nuclear bomb. Robots take the jobs. Global warming and rising seas. Europe turns right and undermines democracy. What if we are not alone in the universe? Addressing nightfall.
• Sommario/riassunto: Slow, incremental change has become a relic of the past. Today's shifts come fast and big, what Darrell West calls megachanges, in which dramatic disruptions in trends and policies occur on a regular basis. Domestically, we see megachange at work in the new attitudes and policies toward same-sex marriage, health care, smoking, and the widespread legalization of marijuana use. Globally, we have seen the extraordinary rise and then collapse of the Arab Spring, the emergence of religious zealotry, the growing influence of nonstate actors, the spread of ISIS-fomented terrorism, the rise of new economic and political powers in Asia, and the fracturing of once-stable international alliances. Long-held assumptions have been shattered, and the proliferation of unexpected events is confounding experts in the United States and around the globe. Many of the social and political institutions that used to anchor domestic and international politics have grown weak or are in need of dramatic reform. What to do? West says that we should alter our expectations about the speed and magnitude of political and social change. We also need to recognize that many of our current governing processes are geared to slow deliberation and promote incremental change, not large-scale transformation. With megachange becoming the new normal, our domestic and global institutions must develop the ability to tackle the massive economic, political, and social shifts that we face.