Counting Islam

by Tarek Masoud

Book Overview

Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to render it promising terrain for a politics of radical redistribution rather than one of religious conservativism? This book argues that the answer lies not in the political unsophistication of voters, the subordination of economic interests to spiritual ones, or the ineptitude of secular and leftist politicians,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521279119
• ISBN13: 9780521279116
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"