{"product_id":"islam-in-transition-muslim-perspectives-9780195174311","title":"Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e9\/11 and continued acts of global terrorism have challenged the understanding of academic experts  policymakers  and students  Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Critical questions have been raised about Islam and Muslim politics in the modern world: Are Islam and modernity compatible? Is Islam in need of and capable of reform? What do Islam and what do Muslims have to say about globalization  democracy  human rights  women  jihad  violence  terrorism  and suicide bombing? Thoroughly revised and updated in this second edition  Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives responds to these and other questions  taking into account the myriad of changes and challenges that Islam and Muslims have experienced over the last twenty years. Featuring numerous contemporary writings  fifty percent of which are new to this edition  it provides a point of entry into the various and changing dynamics of Muslim discourse and politics. This volume also bridges the nineteenth and the twenty-first centuries by retaining relevant classic selections from the first edition--by a diverse group of contributors from the Middle East  Southeast Asia  Europe  and the U.S.--that offer historical background. Ideal for courses on Islam  politics in Islam  and Middle Eastern history  Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives  Second Edition  presents a wide range of viewpoints from a cross-section of Muslim intellectuals and religious leaders  from secular to devout  traditionalist to reformist  and moderate to extremist. The essays address key issues including Islam and nationalism  socialism  the secular state  economics  modernization  democracy  women  jihad  violence  terrorism  suicide bombing  globalization  and civilizational dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280103497781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195174313","price":40.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195174311.jpg?v=1780621103","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/islam-in-transition-muslim-perspectives-9780195174311","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}