Temptations of Power
- 280pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Noted Middle East scholar Shadi Hamid draws from years of research on Islamist parties to explain their past, their activities in the present, and the likely paths they will follow in the future.
Shadi Hamid Livres
Shadi Hamid explore la relation complexe entre l'Islam et la politique, examinant comment le monde islamique évolue actuellement et les défis que cela pose à l'ordre mondial. Son travail dissèque les tensions entre les préceptes religieux et les aspirations démocratiques, offrant des perspectives perspicaces sur les dynamiques politiques et sociétales contemporaines. Les analyses de Hamid fournissent une lentille cruciale pour comprendre les paysages changeants au sein des nouvelles régions du monde. Il propose un examen convaincant des forces qui façonnent la pensée islamique contemporaine et son impact.
Islamic Exceptionalism
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Islamic Exceptionalism is a vital contribution to our understanding of Islam's past and present, and its out sized role in modern politics. We don't have to like it, but we have to understand it - because Islam, as a religion and as an idea, will continue to be a force that shapes not just the region, but the West as well in the decades to come.
The Problem of Democracy
- 272pages
- 10 heures de lecture
What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma" is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice. To look then at the democratic dilemma is to consider a deeper set of questions around why we believe democracy is good as well as whether we think it is good for other nations and cultures. In The Problem of Democracy, Shadi Hamid offers an ambitious reimagining of this ongoing debate and argues for "democratic minimalism"--democracy without expecting that Western-style liberalism will accompany it--as a path to resolving democratic dilemmas in the Middle East and beyond.