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03368aam a2200349Mi 4500 001 DAE068C2FDAF11E7BCC604F996128E48 003 SILO 005 20180120010217 008 160826s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1250061016 020 $a 9781250061010 020 $a 9781250135131 020 $a 1250135133 035 $a (OCoLC)957021731 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d VMI $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Hamid, Shadi, $d 1983- . 245 10 $a Islamic exceptionalism : $b how the struggle over Islam is reshaping the world / $c Shadi Hamid. 250 $a First St. Martin's Griffin edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Saint Martin's Griffin, $c 2017. 300 $a xiii, 306 pages ; $c 21 cm 520 $a "From the founding of Islam in the seventh century, there had always been a dominant Muslim empire, or "caliphate." But in 1924, the Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished. Since then, there has been an ongoing struggle to establish a legitimate political order in the Middle East. At the center of that struggle is the vexing problem of religion and its role in political life. In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the future of the Middle East. With unprecedented access to Islamist activists and leaders across the region, Hamid argues for a new understanding of how Islam and Islamism shape politics - and how the practice of politics shapes Islam. Despite the hope of the Arab Spring, ideological and religious polarization has actually worsened. Divides among citizens aren't just about power but are products of fundamental disagreements over the very nature and purpose of the modern nation state. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews across the region, Hamid examines different models of reckoning with the problem of religion and state, including the terrifying - and alarmingly successful - example of ISIS. Offering a panoramic and ambitious interpretation of the region's descent into violence, Islamic Exceptionalism is a vital contribution to our understanding of Islam's past and present, and its outsized, exceptional role in modern politics. We don't have to like it; but we have to understand it, because it will continue to be a force that shapes not just the region, but the West as well, in coming decades." -- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a To Take Joy in a Massacre -- Is Islam "Exceptional"? -- Islam's Reformation -- The Muslim Brotherhood: From Reform to Revolution -- The Turkish Model: Islamists Empowered -- Tunisia: Islamists Conceding Their Islamism -- ISIS: After the State Fails -- Islam, Liberalism, and the State: A Way Out? 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Islam and politics. 651 0 $a Middle East $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Middle East $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Arab countries $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Arab countries $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20180120011334.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DAE068C2FDAF11E7BCC604F996128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search