Humphreys, R. Stephen. <br/><br/>
Between Memory and Desire :  The Middle East in a Troubled Age. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (322 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- HARD REALITIES -- FROM IMPERIALISM TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER -- THE STRANGE CAREER OF PAN- ARABISM -- THE SHAPING OF FOREIGN POLICY -- MILITARY DICTATORSHIP AND POLITICAL TRADITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- PROFANE AND SACRED POLITICS -- ISLAM AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM -- JIHAD AND THE POLITICS OF SALVATION -- WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE -- ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- TOWARD A CONCLUSIONÛ BETWEEN MEMORY AND DESIRE -- NOTES -- A BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE -- INDEX. 
<br/><br/> Middle Easterners today struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. In recent decades Islam has become central to this struggle, and almost every issue involves fierce, sometimes violent debates over the role of religion in public life. In this post-9/11 updated edition R. Stephen Humphreys presents a thoughtful analysis of Islam's place in today's Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520932586 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and politics -- Middle East.<br/>Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1945-.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS63.1 -- .H856 1999eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.04