The wave: man, God, and the ballot box in the Middle East
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Main Author: Gerecht, Reuel Marc (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University 2011
Edition:1. print.
Series:Hoover Institution Press publication 608
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Item Description:"Herbert & Jane Dwight working group on islamism and the international order".
Includes bibliographical references and index -- The promise of democracy for Muslims offers something historically unparalleled. But how powerful is the idea of democracy in the Middle East? Could the region actually be at the beginning of a democratic wave, or is a "democratic recession" under way in Islamic lands? In The Wave, Middle East expert Reuel Marc Gerecht argues that the Middle East may actually be at the beginning of a momentous democratic wave whose convulsions could become the region's defining theme during Obama's presidency. He describes the powerful Middle Eastern democratic movements coming from both the secular left and the religious right and asserts that America must reassess democracy's supposed lack of a future in the region. The author explains the importance of those countries that hold the keys to the success or failure of democracy in the region, most notably Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. He tells why mainstream Islamist groups today see ele
Physical Description:xix, 160 p. 23 cm
ISBN:0817913343
9780817913342

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