"This book is published in co-operation with the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace."

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1. Islam, Politics and Change in the Middle East; 2. Islam and Politics in Modern Middle Eastern History; 3. 'Ulamā' and Politics in Saudi Arabia; 4. Islam in Egypt under Nāsir and Sadat: Some Comparative Notes; 5. The National Salvation Party in Turkey; 6. Islam and Its Implications for the International System; 7. Politicization of Islamic Re-traditionalism: Some Preliminary Notes; Index.

The recent resurgence of Islam in the Middle East is a far more complex phenomenon than is often suggested by those analyses which reduce recent developments in the area to no more than an intensification of religiosity. Islam and Politics in the Modern Middle East challenges that perception of the contemporary Middle East. It explores the nature of the Islamic revival and attempts to establish the original impulse behind particular instances of Islamic resurgence. It also examines the degree to which religious institutions have served as a mechanism for expressing secular dema.