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The Islamic World and the West: An Introduction to Political Cultures and International Relations

By Kai Hafez , Udo Steinbach , Mary Ann Kenny , Mohammed Arkoun

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2000
ISBN
9004116516, 9789004116511
LCC
BP163 .I77313 2000
Google Books ID
nDZ4yP2U96cC
Open Library ID
OL58685M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2131062 bytes)
Series
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia 71
Pages
263\263
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The anthology is an introduction to political cultures in the Islamic world and into relations between the West and Islam. It outlines similarities and differences in the understanding, perception and communication of basic politico-ideological issues like modernity, democracy, human rights, violence, the emancipation of women, and economic development and social justice. It details its analyses in country studies on relations between the USA and Europe on the one side and Algeria, Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Bosnia, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Central Asia and Pakistan on the other side. The book, which was first published in Germany, was deemed to be "a convincing reply to Huntington". Mostly German scholars and scholars working in Germany present original insights into a complex matter that although at the heart of international and intercultural relations is often treated in simplistic ways.

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