Book Summary
"Rarely is a collection of essays as coherent and of such uniformlyhigh quality as is this one. This book makes a major contribution to our efforts tounderstand, and so competently interact with, the forces of political, economic, andsocial change in states where Islamic ideals form a vibrant component of theculture." -- American Historical Review "Fielding aveteran team of American Maghribi specialists, this book discusses Islam andpolitics, human rights, aspects of political economy, and the internationaldimension of prospects for democratization in Islamic North African states.... Allchapters advance useful arguments based on solid research." -- ForeignAffairs In the late 1980s, misguided economic policies, bureaucratic mismanagement, political corruption, and cultural alienation combinedto create a popular demand for change in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. It seemedfor a time that a new and more open politics would transform the region. Instead, authoritarian states mobilized to repress the populist opposition led by politicizedIslamist movements. Analyzing developments over the last two decades from theperspectives of political culture and political economy, leading American scholarsprovide insights into the region's continuing political crisis.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islam, Democracy, And The State In North Africa |
| Author | John P. Entelis, John P. Entelis |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (Dec 1997) |
| ISBN | 9780253211316 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 746 |
