Temptations of Power
- 280 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
Noted Middle East scholar Shadi Hamid draws from years of research on Islamist parties to explain their past, their activities in the present, and the likely paths they will follow in the future.
Shadi Hamid Bücher
Shadi Hamid befasst sich mit der komplexen Beziehung zwischen Islam und Politik und untersucht, wie sich die islamische Welt derzeit entwickelt und welche Herausforderungen dies für die globale Ordnung darstellt. Seine Arbeit seziert die Spannungen zwischen religiösen Lehren und demokratischen Bestrebungen und bietet aufschlussreiche Perspektiven auf gegenwärtige politische und gesellschaftliche Dynamiken. Hamids Analysen bieten eine entscheidende Perspektive, um die sich wandelnden Landschaften in neuen Regionen der Welt zu verstehen. Er bietet eine überzeugende Untersuchung der Kräfte, die das zeitgenössische islamische Denken und seine Auswirkungen prägen.
Islamic Exceptionalism
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Islamic Exceptionalism is a vital contribution to our understanding of Islam's past and present, and its out sized role in modern politics. We don't have to like it, but we have to understand it - because Islam, as a religion and as an idea, will continue to be a force that shapes not just the region, but the West as well in the decades to come.
The Problem of Democracy
- 272 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. To look then at the democratic dilemma is to consider a deeper set of questions around why we believe democracy is good as well as whether we think it is good for other nations and cultures. In The Problem of Democracy, Shadi Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism"--democracy without expecting that Western-style liberalism will accompany it--as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond.