Temptations of Power
- 280 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
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 Libros
Shadi Hamid profundiza en la intrincada relación entre el Islam y la política, explorando cómo el mundo islámico está evolucionando actualmente y los desafíos que esto presenta para el orden global. Su trabajo disecciona las tensiones entre los preceptos religiosos y las aspiraciones democráticas, ofreciendo perspectivas perspicaces sobre las dinámicas políticas y sociales contemporáneas. Los análisis de Hamid proporcionan una lente crucial para comprender los paisajes cambiantes dentro de las nuevas regiones del mundo. Ofrece un examen convincente de las fuerzas que dan forma al pensamiento islámico contemporáneo y su impacto.
Islamic Exceptionalism
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
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 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
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.