Zubaida, Sami,  1937- <br/><br/>
Beyond Islam :  a new understanding of the Middle East 
 Middle East 
Sami Zubaida 
 - London ;  New York :  I.B. Tauris,  c2011. 
 - viii, 232 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - Library of modern Middle East studies ;  84 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-224) and index. 
<br/><br/>Is there a Muslim society? : Ernest Gellner's sociology of Islam -- Political modernity in the Middle East -- Shifting social boundaries and identities in the modern Middle East -- Cosmopolitans, nationalists and fundamentalists in the modern Middle East -- The public and the private in Middle Eastern history and society -- Islam and nationalism : continuities and contradictions. 
<br/><br/> The author shares his views on the Middle East, discussing the "Islamic" characteristics of the region and how they are influenced by culture and society, and describing the historical-economic processes that shape the region. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781848850699 1848850697 9781848850705 (pbk.) 1848850700 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011380227 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB096249  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015624551  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Middle East
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Civilization<br/>Middle East--Social life and customs<br/>Middle East--History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP63.A35  / Z83 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297/.0956