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245 14 a| The wave :b| man, God, and the ballot box in the Middle East /c| Reuel Marc Gerecht.;

300 a| xix, 160 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Hoover Institution Press publication ;v| no. 608;

500 a| "Herbert & Jane Dwight working group on islamism and the international order".;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| The promise of democracy for Muslims offers something historically unparalleled. But how powerful is the idea of democracy in the Middle East? Could the region actually be at the beginning of a democratic wave, or is a "democratic recession" under way in Islamic lands? In The Wave, Middle East expert Reuel Marc Gerecht argues that the Middle East may actually be at the beginning of a momentous democratic wave whose convulsions could become the region's defining theme during Obama's presidency. He describes the powerful Middle Eastern democratic movements coming from both the secular left and the religious right and asserts that America must reassess democracy's supposed lack of a future in the region. The author explains the importance of those countries that hold the keys to the success or failure of democracy in the region, most notably Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. He tells why mainstream Islamist groups today see elections, not revolution, as a means for society to maintain akhlaq: the mores that define good Muslims. And he shows why any legitimate form of government in the contemporary Arab Middle East must be seen to be complementary to the Prophet Muhammad's legacy and the Holy Law. If democracy is to succeed in Arab lands, he concludes, it will be because devout Arabs have decided that their faith and representative government can meld.;

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The wave : man, God, and the ballot box in the Middle East / Reuel Marc Gerecht.

Author/creator	Gerecht, Reuel Marc
Format	Book
Publication Info	Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University, ©2011.
Description	xix, 160 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Democracy--Middle East. Democratization--Middle East. Islam and politics--Middle East. Middle East--Politics and government. --1979-. United States--Foreign relations. --Middle East. Middle East--Foreign relations. --United States.

Series	Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 608 Hoover Institution publication ; 608. ^A7896
Abstract	The promise of democracy for Muslims offers something historically unparalleled. But how powerful is the idea of democracy in the Middle East? Could the region actually be at the beginning of a democratic wave, or is a "democratic recession" under way in Islamic lands? In The Wave, Middle East expert Reuel Marc Gerecht argues that the Middle East may actually be at the beginning of a momentous democratic wave whose convulsions could become the region's defining theme during Obama's presidency. He describes the powerful Middle Eastern democratic movements coming from both the secular left and the religious right and asserts that America must reassess democracy's supposed lack of a future in the region. The author explains the importance of those countries that hold the keys to the success or failure of democracy in the region, most notably Egypt, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. He tells why mainstream Islamist groups today see elections, not revolution, as a means for society to maintain akhlaq: the mores that define good Muslims. And he shows why any legitimate form of government in the contemporary Arab Middle East must be seen to be complementary to the Prophet Muhammad's legacy and the Holy Law. If democracy is to succeed in Arab lands, he concludes, it will be because devout Arabs have decided that their faith and representative government can meld.
General note	"Herbert & Jane Dwight working group on islamism and the international order".
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011017204
ISBN	9780817913342 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0817913343 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780817913366 (ebk.)
ISBN	081791336X (ebk.)
Standard identifier#	3641821

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