Spring fever
Subtitle: the illusion of Islamic democracy
By: Andrew C. McCarthy
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781594036910
Subjects: Islamic law; Islam and politics; Democracy; Islamic fundamentalism; Arab Spring, 2010-; Islam and state; Political aspects; Foreign relations; Islam
Description: Former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy disputes the idea of an "Arab Spring". He contends that the Islam that shapes the Middle East inculcates in Muslims the self-perception that they are members of a civilization implacably hostile to the West. He argues that the majority of Muslims view the United States as a competitor to be overcome, not the herald of a culture to be embraced.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: "The train; title: Totalitarian democracy; title: Sharia and factophobia; title: Pangloss and pandora; title: They just don't like us; title: "I am a servant of Sharia"; title: The school of hard knocks; title: The Turkish model; title: Joining the Jihad; title: Champion of hamas; title: The Neo-Ottomans; title: Spring fever; title: The Islamic renaissance; title: Conclusion: It's how you think about it.