Sabet, Amr G. E. <br/><br/>
Islam and the Political :  Theory, Governance and International Relations. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (320 pages) 
 - Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons Series .
 - Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Religion, Politics, and Social Change: A Theoretical Framework -- Islam and the Appropriation of Modernity -- Wilayat al-Faqih: An Islamic Theory of Elite Hegemony or, Assabiyyat al- Khawass1 -- The Islamic Paradigm of Nations: Toward a Neoclassical Approach -- Islam, Iran, and Western Discourse: Behind the Democratic Veil -- Liberalism and the Contestation of Islamic Sovereignty1 -- Human Rights: A Double Discourse of Power -- Interview -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity, and encouraging an open dialogue between them. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849643818 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and state.<br/>Islam and politics.<br/>Islamic countries -- Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP173.6 -- .S22 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.557