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Messianism and Sociopolitical Revolution in Medieval Islam
Häftad, 2025
307 kr
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This study of messianism and revolution examines an extremely rich though unexplored historical record on the rise of Islam and its sociopolitical revolutions from Muhammad’s constitutive revolution in Arabia to the Abbasid revolution in the East and the Fatimid and Almohad revolutions in North …
The Turban for the Crown
The Islamic Revolution in Iran
Häftad, 1990
303 kr
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This comprehensive history of the Iranian Revolution views it in the context of an ongoing conflict between religious and political authorities dating back to the establishment of Shi'ism as the state religion of Iran in 1501. The historical context is seen as being critical in understanding the …
Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam
Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890
Häftad, 2010
325 kr
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Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy.
After Khomeini
Iran Under His Successors
E-bok, 2009
359 kr
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For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of George W. Bush''s "axis of evil" even before the appearance of Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances of normalizing relations with Iran? In …
After Khomeini
Iran Under His Successors
E-bok, 2009
359 kr
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For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of George W. Bush''s "axis of evil" even before the appearance of Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances of normalizing relations with Iran? In …
After Khomeini
Iran Under His Successors
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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For many Americans, Iran is our most dangerous enemy--part of George W. Bush's "axis of evil" even before the appearance of Ahmadinejad. But what is the reality? How did Ahmadinejad rise to power, and how much power does he really have? What are the chances of normalizing relations with Iran?In …
Revolution
Structure and Meaning in World History
Inbunden, 2019
514 kr
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A revolution is a discontinuity: one political order replaces another, typically through whatever violent means are available. Modern theories of revolutions tend neatly to bracket the French Revolution of 1789 with the fall of the Soviet Union two hundred years later, but contemporary global …
Revolution
Structure and Meaning in World History
E-bok, 2019
429 kr
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A revolution is a discontinuity: one political order replaces another, typically through whatever violent means are available. Modern theories of revolutions tend neatly to bracket the French Revolution of 1789 with the fall of the Soviet Union two hundred years later, but contemporary global …
Messianism and Sociopolitical Revolution in Medieval Islam
Inbunden, 2022
823 kr
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This study of messianism and revolution examines an extremely rich though unexplored historical record on the rise of Islam and its sociopolitical revolutions from Muhammad’s constitutive revolution in Arabia to the Abbasid revolution in the East and the Fatimid and Almohad revolutions in North …
Kings and Dervishes
Sufi World Renunciation and the Symbolism of Kingship in the Persianate World
Inbunden, 2025
823 kr
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Saïd Amir Arjomand's Kings and Dervishes is a pioneering study of the emergence and development of Sufism during the formation of the Persianate world. Whereas Sufi doctrine was expressed in the New Persian language, its social organization was detached from the civic movement among the urban …
Kings and Dervishes
Sufi World Renunciation and the Symbolism of Kingship in the Persianate World
E-bok, 2025
1386 kr
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Saïd Amir Arjomand's Kings and Dervishes is a pioneering study of the emergence and development of Sufism during the formation of the Persianate world. Whereas Sufi doctrine was expressed in the New Persian language, its social organization was detached from the civic movement among the urban …
Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age
Häftad, 2015
490 kr
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A pioneering approach to social theory that rectifies overreliance on Western historical experience of development and modernization.In this pioneering volume, leading international scholars argue for the development of a new approach to social theory that draws on regional studies for the conduct …
Arab Revolution of 2011
A Comparative Perspective
Häftad, 2016
543 kr
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Comparative analysis of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.How do we make sense of the Arab revolution of 2011? What were its successes, its failures, and significance in world history? The Arab Revolution of 2011 brings together a broad range of perspectives to explain the causes, processes, and …
From World Religions to Axial Civilizations and Beyond
Av Saïd Amir Arjomand, Stephen Kalberg
Inbunden, 2021
1286 kr
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Essays in the field of comparative world religions and corresponding axial civilizations.The post–World War II idea of the Axial Age by Karl Jaspers, and as elaborated into the sociology of axial civilizations by S. N. Eisenstadt in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, continues to …
From World Religions to Axial Civilizations and Beyond
Av Saïd Amir Arjomand, Stephen Kalberg
Häftad, 2021
463 kr
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Essays in the field of comparative world religions and corresponding axial civilizations.The post–World War II idea of the Axial Age by Karl Jaspers, and as elaborated into the sociology of axial civilizations by S. N. Eisenstadt in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, continues to …
Constitutional Politics in the Middle East
With special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
Häftad, 2008
577 kr
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This book is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of constitutional politics and constitution-making in the Middle East. The historical background and setting are fully explored in two substantial essays by Linda Darling and Said Amir Arjomand, placing the contemporary experience in …
Constitutional Politics in the Middle East
With special reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
Inbunden, 2008
1302 kr
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This book is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of constitutional politics and constitution-making in the Middle East. The historical background and setting are fully explored in two substantial essays by Linda Darling and Said Amir Arjomand, placing the contemporary experience in …
Constitutional Politics in the Middle East
With Special Reference to Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
E-bok, 2008
631 kr
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This book is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of constitutional politics and constitution-making in the Middle East. The historical background and setting are fully explored in two substantial essays by Linda Darling and Saïd Amir Arjomand, placing the contemporary experience in …
Sociology of Shiʿite Islam
Collected Essays
Häftad, 2018
940 kr
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Sociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistently developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shiʿism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid …
Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World
Inbunden, 2022
2660 kr
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As with all general history, Islamic history is conventionally approached in terms of evolutionary trends and continuities. This study in historical sociology of the millennial or Mahdist movements and their long-term impact, in contrast, focuses on abrupt discontinuities in the form of revolutions …
Revolutions of the End of Time: Apocalypse, Revolution and Reaction in the Persianate World
Häftad, 2025
766 kr
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As with all general history, Islamic history is conventionally approached in terms of evolutionary trends and continuities. This study in historical sociology of the millennial or Mahdist movements and their long-term impact, in contrast, focuses on abrupt discontinuities in the form of revolutions …
Persianate Historical Sociology
Collected Essays
Inbunden, 2025
1868 kr
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Following his first volume of collected essays, Sociology of Shiʿite Islam (Brill: 2016), this second volume by Saïd Amir Arjomand contains a collection of selected papers on the historical sociology of the Persianate world. Its purpose is to introduce, define, and celebrate the rise of …
Political Dimensions of Religion
Häftad, 1993
401 kr
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This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics. It brings a varied sample of richly detailed comparative and case studies together with a set of analytical paradigms in an integrated framework. It is a major statement on a timely subject, and a plea for the acknowledgment of …
Democracy and Islam in the New Constitution of Afghanistan
Av Khaled M.Abou El Fadl, Said Amir Arjomand m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
226 kr
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Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran
Av Saïd Amir Arjomand, Nathan J. Brown
Häftad, 2014
414 kr
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Comparative study of Islam and the rule of law in Egypt and Iran.In recent years, Egypt and Iran have been beset with demands for fundamental change. The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran draws together leading regional experts to provide a penetrating comparative …
Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran
Av Saïd Amir Arjomand, Nathan J. Brown
Inbunden, 2013
1111 kr
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Comparative study of Islam and the rule of law in Egypt and Iran.In recent years, Egypt and Iran have been beset with demands for fundamental change. The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran draws together leading regional experts to provide a penetrating comparative …
Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age
Inbunden, 2014
1149 kr
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A pioneering approach to social theory that rectifies overreliance on Western historical experience of development and modernization.In this pioneering volume, leading international scholars argue for the development of a new approach to social theory that draws on regional studies for the conduct …
Arab Revolution of 2011
A Comparative Perspective
Inbunden, 2015
1111 kr
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Comparative analysis of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.How do we make sense of the Arab revolution of 2011? What were its successes, its failures, and significance in world history? The Arab Revolution of 2011 brings together a broad range of perspectives to explain the causes, processes, and …
