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Islam and democracy : perspectives on the Arab spring /
The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The electoral success of Islamist parties in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring has been welcomed by their Islamist proponents that were under pressure from their former ruling regimes. However, their success has been met with concerns and fears by secularists and religious minorities in these countries. The question of whether this Arab Islamic awakening represents a step forward or backward for human rights and democracy came to the agenda because of the possibi ... |
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| Notas: | "The idea for this book emerged during an international conference entitled "The Arab Spring: Getting it Right", convened in Washington, DC in May 2012"--Acknowledgements |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443868747 1443868744 |