Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780300164060
- Book Title
- Crisis of Islamic Civilization
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Author
- Ali A. Allawi
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science, History
- Topic
- Islamic Studies, Modern / 21st Century, Islam / General, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 17.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
Crisis of Islamic Civilization
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300164068
ISBN-13
9780300164060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78653872
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crisis of Islamic Civilization
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Islamic Studies, Modern / 21st Century, Islam / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
“[Allawi] raises enough issues-in a mostly balanced, well-documented way-to fuel a host of lively conversations (and heated disputes.”-America, “Like many other disappointed politicians, Ali Allawi turned to the consolations of philosophy and religion. The result is a remarkably thoughtful and engaging assessment of the current state and future prospects of the world of Islam.”-Martin Walker, Wilson Quarterly, “. . . [with] intimate knowledge of both Islam and the West, and his unflinching honesty . . . Mr Allawi calmly and methodically deconstructs an Islamic revival which has failed to live up to its promises.” – The Economist, Winner of the Silver Prize in the 2009 Book Prize competition, presented by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
909/.09767082
Synopsis
A bold analysis of the sources of the crisis in today’s Islamic world, from a public intellectual and statesman at its heart Islam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. Buffeted by powerful adverse currents, Islamic civilization today is a shadow of its former self. The most disturbing and possibly fatal of these currents–the imperial expansion of the West into Muslim lands and the blast of modernity that accompanied it–are now compounded by a third giant wave, globalization. These forces have increasingly tested Islam and Islamic civilization for validity, adaptability, and the ability to hold on to the loyalty of Muslims, says Ali A. Allawi in his provocative new book. While the faith has proved resilient in the face of these challenges, other aspects of Islamic civilization have atrophied or died, Allawi contends, and Islamic civilization is now undergoing its last crisis. The book explores how Islamic civilization began to unravel under colonial rule, as its institutions, laws, and economies were often replaced by inadequate modern equivalents. Allawi also examines the backlash expressed through the increasing religiosity of Muslim societies and the spectacular rise of political Islam and its terrorist offshoots. Assessing the status of each of the building blocks of Islamic civilization, the author concludes that Islamic civilization cannot survive without the vital spirituality that underpinned it in the past. He identifies a key set of principles for moving forward, principles that will surprise some and anger others, yet clearly must be considered.
LC Classification Number
DS36.855
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