BETWEEN MEMORY AND DESIRE by R. Stephen Humphreys ( 9780520246911 )

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Title:

BETWEEN MEMORY AND DESIRE
THE MIDDLE EAST IN A TROUBLED AGE

By:

R. Stephen Humphreys

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0520246918

ISBN 13:

9780520246911

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Pub. date:

15 November, 2005

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

328

Description:

Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in 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.

Synopsis:

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.

Illustrations:

1 map, 2 tables

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University of California Press

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