Islam, Muslims, and the modern state
Subtitle: case-studies of Muslims in thirteen countries
By: edited by Hussin Mutalib and Taj ul-Islam Hashmi.
Contributors: Hussin Mutalib, 1949-; Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam, 1948-
Publisher: Macmillan Press; St. Martin's Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Islam and state.; Islamic countries -- Politics and government.
Description: The global phenomenon of Islamic resurgence has assumed many different forms and proceeded in equally different directions. Complementing the literature on this important subject, this new volume documents and analyses, in a scholastic manner, the latest developments and trends in fifteen countries or regions of the 'Muslim world' at a time when Muslims, like others, are confronted with the challenges posed by a rapidly changing new world.

The contributors are scholars and experts from such leading universities and institutes as Harvard University, Tokyo University, University of Tehran, Jawaharlal Nehru University, National University of Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.