Islam in Global Politics
conflict and cross-civilizational bridging
$105.11
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2012
Summary
Reaching beyond traditionally politicised scholarship to provide a unique perspective on the place of religion and culture in global and local politics, this book examines the impact of Islam on ‘civilizational’ relations between different groups and polities. Bassam Tibi takes a highly original approach to the topic of religion in world politics, exploring the place of Islam in society and its frequent distortion in world politics to the more radical Islamism. Looking at how this becomes an …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415686259 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0415686253 |
| Author: | Bassam Tibi |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 362g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This book is a well-written work which links many fields and topics of politics, religious studies, Islamic studies, international relations, history, sociology, philosophy, logic and so on. Nonetheless, this work is mostly able to meet the expectation of political studies and international relations student in an advanced level.”- Majid Daneshgar, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya; Journal of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
About The Author
Bassam Tibi
Bassam Tibi is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations. Between 1973 and 2009 he taught at the University of Goettingen, and he was A.D. White Professor at Large at Cornell University until 2010. His work has been translated into 16 languages, and he has published a great number of books including Islam’s Predicament with Modernity (Routledge, 2009) and Islam, World Politics and Europe (Routledge, 2008). The president of Germany Roman Herzog decorated him in 1995 with the highest Medal/State Decoration for his “bridging between Islam and the West”. /~uspw/iib/index_eng.html
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