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Christian-Muslim Frontier
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 44.95The Christian-Muslim Frontier describes the historical formation of this zone, and its contemporary dimensions: geopolitical, psychological, economic and security. Special attention is given to the concept of state-frontiers, to the effects of the uneven development of nation states and the contemporary interspersing of communities, which creates... more...
Political Thought in Islam
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95This book is a study of political thought in Islam from the viewpoint of the history of ideas and the relevance of these ideas to contemporary Arabic political discourse. The author examines the use of the classical Islamic tradition ( turath ) and its religious and philosophical components by the three dominant Arabic political discourses: the Islamists,... more...
Medicines of the Soul
University of California Press 2001; US$ 15.95In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful, groundbreaking portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture. more...
Engaged Surrender
University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95Commonly portrayed in the media as holding women in strict subordination and deference to men, Islam is nonetheless attracting numerous converts among African American women. Are these women "reproducing their oppression," as it might seem? Or does their adherence to the religion suggest unsuspected subtleties and complexities in the relation of women,... more...
Judaism and Islam in Practice
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one conducts affairs at home and in the village. In this sourcebook, the authors have selected key passages from the laws of Judaism and Islam which allow a close examination of their mode of expression... more...
Islamic World System
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 49.95This highly original book presents an alternative vision of globalization and explores the epistemology, derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic guidance Sunnah, that underpins the systemic unity at the heart of the Islamic concept of world-system. Choudhury's investigation reveals the ethical foundations that influence the development of law,... more...
Islam and the Moral Economy
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 29.00How do modern Muslims adapt their traditions to engage with today's world? Charles Tripp's erudite and incisive book considers the range of responses Muslims have adopted to cope with the challenge of capitalism. more...
Islamic Political Identity in Turkey
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 34.99In November of 2002, the Justice and Development Party swept to victory in the Turkish parliamentary elections. Because of the party's Islamic roots, its electoral triumph has sparked a host of questions both in Turkey and in the West: Does the party harbor a secret Islamist agenda? Will the new government seek to overturn nearly a century of secularization... more...
Beyond Turk and Hindu
UPF 2000; US$ 59.95''[Sets] the stage for a rewriting of nearly a thousand years of history to create new understandings of the nature of cultural encounters. . . . The volume breaks free from the polemics of present-day politics and historicist distortions that have seeped into most standard texts. more...
Islamic Political Radicalism
Edinburgh University Press 2007; US$ 143.28Islamic political radicalism in Europe has seen dramatic growth in recent times. This book offers a sociological, anthropological, psychological and political science analysis of the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. Authors explore the motivations behind such radicalism, focusing on an array of different factors. These include economic and... more...









