1st Edition
Islamic Identity and Development Studies of the Islamic Periphery
By Ozay Mehmet
Copyright 1991
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, are often not included in discussions of Islamic reassertion and identity. Yet both have been at the forefront of modernization and development, and are exposed to a rising trend of Islamic revival which discloses a deep, psychological identity crisis.
In Islamic Identity and Development, Ozay Mehmet examines this identity crisis in... Read more
Introduction; Part 1 The Islamic identity crisis; Chapter 1 Identity crisis in the Islamic Periphery; Part 2 The Islamic dilemma; Chapter 2 Islamic underdevelopment; Chapter 3 The Islamic social contract; Chapter 4 Islam and economic development; Part 3 Development in the Islamic Periphery; Chapter 5 Nationalism confronts Islam; Chapter 6 Turkish etatism; Chapter 7 Malaysian development by trusteeship; Part 4 Development in the Islamic Periphery; Chapter 8 Islam, the modern state and imperfect competition; Chapter 9 Privatizing the Malaysian economy; Chapter 10 Privatizing the Turkish economy; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 11 Responsible development in the Islamic Periphery;
Biography
Ozay Mehmet
`The book contains scores of interesting observations, drawn from a wide variety of sources... And it offers an eclectic mix of policy recommendations, all worthy of discussion.' - International Journal of Middle East Studies
