Islam and Revolution in the Middle East

by Henry Munson

Book Overview

Why did an Islamic revolution occur only in Iran? Why have most Muslim fundamentalists elsewhere been incapable of mobilizing mass support? In this compellingly argued book, Henry Munson, Jr., addresses these questions through historical and anthropological analysis of the roles of Islam in Middle Eastern society and politics.
"This superb study will make excellent background reading for Americans interested in the contemporary world of Islam,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300046049
• ISBN13: 9780300046045
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"