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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mustapha Cherif , Teresa Lavender Fagan , Giovanna BorradoriPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.20cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780226102863ISBN 10: 0226102866 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 01 November 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsFocusing on the crucial but largely underestimated role that Algeria, his country of birth, has played in Derrida's philosophical itinerary, Islam and the West presents Derrida's interpretation of the interdependence of politics, religion, and faith in a new light, shows that his ideal of 'democracy to come' has a strong universalist component, and, finally, adds to his fascinating understanding not only of Islam but of the Arab as the ultimate figure of exclusion and dissidence in the post-9/11 era. - Giovanna Borradori, from the Foreword """Focusing on the crucial but largely underestimated role that Algeria, his country of birth, has played in Derrida's philosophical itinerary, Islam and the West presents Derrida's interpretation of the interdependence of politics, religion, and faith in a new light, shows that his ideal of 'democracy to come' has a strong universalist component, and, finally, adds to his fascinating understanding not only of Islam but of the Arab as the ultimate figure of exclusion and dissidence in the post-9/11 era."" - Giovanna Borradori, from the Foreword""" Author InformationMustapha Cherif is professor of philosophy and Islamic studies at the University of Algiers, a visiting professor at the College de France, and the author of L'Islam, tolerant ou intolerant? Teresa Lavender Fagan has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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