Gordon Means traces the evolution of Islamic politics in Southeast Asia, ranging from the early arrival of Islam in the region to the challenges it generates, and faces, today. Means's analysis encompasses the events and actions shaping Islamic politics, as well as the impact of Islamic politics on government and public policy outcomes.
In this brilliant look at the rise of political Islam, the distinguished political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question many Americans have been asking since 9/11: how did this happen? Mamdani dispels the idea of “good” (secular, westernized) and “bad” (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer t…
Pembangunan politik yang menjamin dinamika yang stabil atau stabilitas yang dinamis untuk keseluruhan bangsa banyak tergan- tung dari kemampuannya untuk mewujudkan harmoni antara lem- baga eksekutif dan lembaga legislatif.
Buku ini adalah beberapa naskah pidato terpilih yang disampaikan anggota Konstituante dalam sidang pleno tentang Dasar Negara di penghujung akhir tahun 1957 itu. Beberapa naskah pidato yang kami pilih ini adalah gagasan beberapa tokoh terkemuka dari tiga kubu yang ada dalam Konstituante, yaitu kubu Pancasila, Islam: dan Sosial-Ekonomi, yang kami anggap gagasannya dapat mewakili pandangan masing…
Counter This book examines the internal and external dynamics - Iranian polity, foreign policy and the capabilities of the Iranian military - which affect and often determine the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It acknowledges the important role that Iran plays in Gulf affairs - particularly in the area of security - and looks at the evolution of Iranian foreign policy in recent years
Western society is suffering from Islam Anxiety the product of fear-mongering and mis information. There is a desperate need to debunk the myths concerning Islam in order to improve the political and ideological understanding between Muslim countries and their Western counterparts. Juan Cole, already celebrated for his rejection of stereotypes and his insistence on taking all perspectives into …
The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog seek to narrow that gap. Departing from the puzzling fact that a disproportionate share of Islamist radicals come from an engineering background, the…
In these wide-ranging and penetrating essays, O'Brien examines how throughout the world today these age-old forces are once again threatening democracy, the rule of law, and freedom of expression -- particularly in the United States, the nation founded on Enlightenment values. He weaves together beautifully written discussions on these and other timely, related topics. Enlivening his grim predi…
Buku ini membahas tentang prinsip-prinsip pemerintah sebagaimana dimuat dalam Piagam Madinah dan kesesuaiannya dengan sumber ajaran utama Islam yaitu Al-Qur'an. Dengan menggunakan metode historis, analisis isi dan komparatif penulis menarik simpul-mati bahwa baik Al-Qur'an maupun piagam Madinah sama sekali tidak menetapkan sistem politik dan bentuk pemerintahan. Tapi jauh lebih penting dari itu…
It is only proper and hardly surprising, that political problems always emerge in various discussions on Islâm. In its relationship with political problems, Moslems usually say that Islam is different from many other religions. This statement, frequently little more than a stereotype, does contain substantial truth. So, denying it would be like denying a historical reality which has been going…