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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sami Zubaida |
| ISBN: | 9781845118235 1845118235 |
| OCLC Number: | 317662300 |
| Description: | xxxii, 192 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction to the third edition -- The ideological preconditions for Khomeini's doctrine of government -- The quest for the Islamic state: Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran -- Classes as political actors in the Iranian revolution -- Class and community in urban politics -- Components of popular culture in the Middle East -- The nation state in the Middle East. |
| Responsibility: | Sami Zubaida. |
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"Packed with stimulating ideas on a wide range of topics--whether on Khomeinism or fundamentalism, the state or society, wedding ceremonies or class analysis, theories of development or Middle East specificity. This book is a must reading for any student of the contemporary Middle East." -- Ervand Abrahamian, author of "Radical Islam: The Iranian Mujahedin", and "Khomeinism: Politics and Ideology in Contemporary Iran" "A fine reassessment of societies where religion seems suddenly to be the dominant ideology" "--""Middle East Report" "Delves insightfully into many of the details and intricacies of the region" --" Journal of Islamic Studies
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