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Author: Shadi Hamid (Director of Research and Fellow, Director of Research and Fellow, Brookings Doha Center)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.40cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 15.00cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780190229245
ISBN 10: 0190229241
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 12 November 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The Islamists are a confounding political phenomenon, and Mr. Hamid is acute on the paradoxes they present... he is to be commended for delivering complicated news to no one's liking not the Brothers, not their modestly hopeful fans in the West, and not their fire-breathing enemies either. Who are the Islamists? What are the boundaries of their politics? And what decides whether they moderate or grow extreme? These are questions of great importance, which Shadi Hamid addresses in Temptations of Power with clarity and erudition. Hamid relies on his intimate experience with Islamist politics to provide an expansive picture of religious and political issues that are shaping the future of the Middle East. This book is a welcome contribution to the debate on the future of Islamism, one that all those interested in Middle East politics should read. Vali Nasr, author of The Dispensable Nation The best book I've ever read on political Islam and the Arab spring. Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism In this first draft of history, Shadi Hamid advances a bold, counterintuitive thesis about the Muslim Brotherhood's trajectory: that political repression before the Arab Spring forced moderation, and electoral victory in its aftermath brought on illiberalism and failure. Even those who disagree will have to take on Hamid's arguments about the centrality of ideology. Required reading for anyone who cares about the future of Islamism, liberal democracy, and the Arab world. Noah Feldman, Bernis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School Shadi Hamid has an almost oracular knowledge of the Middle East. His analysis of the rise and fall of the so-called 'Arab Spring,' which he distills in this excellent and eminently readable book, has been frighteningly accurate. This is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of Islamism across the Middle East. Reza Aslan, author of Zealot and No god but God Foreign policy experts have long had a blind spot regarding political Islam, failing to understand or appreciate the complex interplay between a deeply rooted vision of a purer society and the competing demands of democratic legitimacy and constitutional liberalism. Temptations of Power leaves us no excuse for continued ignorance. It is a nuanced, carefully researched, and engaging analysis that draws on history, culture, political theory, and theology to illuminate contemporary politics across the Middle East and North Africa. Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America Foundation
Author Information
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. He serves as vice-chair of the Project on Middle East Democracy and is a contributing writer for The Atlantic. Hamid lives in Washington, D.C.
