Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience

by Zoya Hasan

This book explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761935665
• ISBN13: 9780761935667
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.8"