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Modernization, Democracy, and Islam
Shireen T. Hunter, Huma Malik
Foreword by Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Book Code: B8530
ISBN: 0-275-98530-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98530-1
376 pages, figures; tables
Praeger Paperback
Publication: 1/30/2005
List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £18.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Recommended. General readers, secondary school students, and lower-division undergraduates.
    —Choice     September 2005
  • [A] book with the tripartite title Modernization, Democracy, and Islam may be said to cover all bases, and it does just that. The quality articles treat such diverse subjects as the econometric dimension, the role of the military, comparisons between the Middle East and Latin America, and gender inequality.
    —Foreign Affairs     May/June 2005
Description: The Islamic world has a poor record in terms of modernization and democracy. However, the source of this situation is not religion--Islam--but rather factors including colonialism, international economic and trading systems, and the role of the military, among others. Recognizing these themes allows the consideration of possible remedies for change in the Muslim world. The distinguished scholars contributing to this volume identify key factors--some intrinsic to the Muslim world, and some external--that contribute to Islam's current predicament. Contrary to much prevailing thought and opinion, Islam is neither monolithic nor impervious to change. It is neither anti-democratic nor inherently anti-modernization. Islam itself, as this book shows, is not the root cause of the malaise of the Islamic world.
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