Islamic political culture, democracy, and human rights : a comparative study /

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Author / Creator:	Price, Daniel E., 1962-
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Political culture -- Islamic countries -- Case studies. Islam and politics -- Case studies. Democracy -- Islamic countries -- Case studies. Human rights -- Islamic countries -- Case studies. Power (Social sciences) -- Islamic countries -- Case studies. Democracy. Human rights. Islam and politics. Political culture. Power (Social sciences) Islamic countries. Electronic book. Case studies. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133270

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ISBN:	0313047146 9780313047145 1567508901 9781567508901 0275961877 9780275961879
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Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	What effect does Islamic political culture have on democracy and human rights practices? The author of this book suggests that too much emphasis is being placed on the power of Islam as a political force, stating that the political power of Islam can be better explained by other factors.
Other form:	Print version: Price, Daniel E., 1962- Islamic political culture, democracy, and human rights. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999 0275961877

Table of Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Need for a New Approach; 2 How and Why Islam Should Influence Politics; 3 Egypt and Jordan; 4 Syria and Tunisia; 5 Saudi Arabia and Morocco; 6 Algeria and Iran; 7 Islam and Democracy Cross National Analysis; 8 Islam and Individual Rights; 9 Does Culture Matter; Appendix I The Islamic Political Culture Variable; Appendix II Country Abbreviations and Islamic Political Culture Scores; Appendix III Islamic Ideologies; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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