num_pages: 268
description: This book explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.
language: English
title: Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience
titlecomplete: Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience (Orf Studies in Contemporary Muslim Societies, 4)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd