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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826046303321

Autore

Humphreys R. Stephen

Titolo

Between memory and desire : the Middle East in a troubled age / / R. Stephen Humphreys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley ; ; London, : University of California Press, c1999

ISBN

0-520-24691-8

0-520-90046-4

0-520-93258-7

1-59734-489-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.) : 1 map, 2 tables

Disciplina

956

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Middle East

Middle East Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.