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Brookings Inst Pr, Date: 2006. Paperback. New. 303 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. 2006. Brookings Inst Pr ISBN 0815768176 9780815768173 [GB]

ISBN10: 0815768176, ISBN13: 9780815768173, [publisher: Brookings Inst Pr] Softcover 303 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0815768176, ISBN13: 9780815768173, [publisher: Brookings Institution Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'The question of whether Islam is compatible with democracy may best be answered not from the classical sources or even from the cauldron of Middle East politics but from the lived experiences of Muslim communities around the world. In large and diverse countries, the varied political values of different cultures can make or break the democratic experiment. Regardless of their cultural context, transitions from military to civilian rule require attention to the grassroots civic cultures that form the foundations of democratic federalism. John Paden, a noted expert on West African and Islamic societies, uses Nigeria as a critical case study of how a diverse country with a significant Muslim population is working to make the transition to a democratic society. Although little-studied, the non-Arab Muslim communities of West Africa are an important indicator as to whether Islamic democracy in a diverse nation is possible. Nigeria's success is vital to regional and global stability. As the largest country in Africa, with a population that is about half Muslim and half Christian or traditional animist, Nigeria is also the seventh largest producer of oil in the world and has gone through a series of political traumas ranging from civil war to military rule. The current democratic government is trying to ...
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ISBN10: 0815768176, ISBN13: 9780815768173, [publisher: Brookings Institution Press] Softcover
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