LEADER 03703nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910458590803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-41587-5 010 $a9786612415876 010 $a0-300-15885-8 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300158854 035 $a(CKB)2560000000053772 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050130 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000435070 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11293525 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435070 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10424576 035 $a(PQKB)10891080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420544 035 $a(DE-B1597)485703 035 $a(OCoLC)666900653 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300158854 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420544 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348439 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL241587 035 $a(OCoLC)923594085 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000053772 100 $a20081031d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe crisis of Islamic civilization$b[electronic resource] /$fAli A. Allawi 210 $aNew Haven, Conn. $cYale University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-13931-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [274]-291) and index. 327 $aTearing the fabric -- The break with the past -- The counter-revolt of Islam -- Disenchanting the world -- The reformations of Islam -- Territory and power -- Where next for the Islamic state? -- The rights of man: the duties of man -- Wealth and poverty -- The decline of creativity -- The last crisis. 330 $aIslam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. Buffeted by powerful adverse currents, Islamic civilization today is a shadow of its former self. The most disturbing and possibly fatal of these currents-the imperial expansion of the West into Muslim lands and the blast of modernity that accompanied it-are now compounded by a third giant wave, globalization.These forces have increasingly tested Islam and Islamic civilization for validity, adaptability, and the ability to hold on to the loyalty of Muslims, says Ali A. Allawi in his provocative new book. While the faith has proved resilient in the face of these challenges, other aspects of Islamic civilization have atrophied or died, Allawi contends, and Islamic civilization is now undergoing its last crisis.The book explores how Islamic civilization began to unravel under colonial rule, as its institutions, laws, and economies were often replaced by inadequate modern equivalents. Allawi also examines the backlash expressed through the increasing religiosity of Muslim societies and the spectacular rise of political Islam and its terrorist offshoots. Assessing the status of each of the building blocks of Islamic civilization, the author concludes that Islamic civilization cannot survive without the vital spirituality that underpinned it in the past. He identifies a key set of principles for moving forward, principles that will surprise some and anger others, yet clearly must be considered. 606 $aIslamic civilization 606 $aIslam$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIslamic civilization. 615 0$aIslam 676 $a909/.09767082 700 $aAllawi$b Ali A.$f1947-$01035587 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458590803321 996 $aThe crisis of Islamic civilization$92455359 997 $aUNINA