Nation and religion in the Middle East
By: Fred Halliday.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Nationalism -- Middle East; Politics and culture -- Middle East; Islam and politics -- Middle East; Middle East -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "From the early days of the Arab nationalist experiment to the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism and beyond, the intertwining of politics and religion in the Middle East has been a salient feature of the region's history. Fred Halliday addresses this complex relationship, considering nationalism and Islamism region-wide, Islamic movements in Turkey, Iran, and Tunisia, and the likely fate of the remaining monarchies in the Arab world."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Liberal theory and the Middle East; title: The Middle East and the nationalism debate; title: History and modernity in the formation of nationalism: the case of Yemen; title: 'Terrorisms' in historical perspective; title: The fates of monarchy in the Middle East; title: A contemporary confrontation: the conflict of Arabs and Persians; title: Fundamentalism and the state: Iran and Tunisia; title: Tehran 1979: the revolution turns to repression; title: Saudi Arabia 1997: a family business in trouble; title: Turkey 1998: secularism in question; title: The millet of Manchester: Arab merchants and the cotton trade.