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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Charles KurzmanPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780674030923ISBN 10: 0674030923 Pages: 404 Publication Date: 15 December 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPart I. Intellectuals and Democratization * Introduction * Intellectuals and the Discourse of Democracy * Intellectuals and Democratization * The New Democracy: Intellectuals in Power Part II. Erstwhile Allies * Democracy and the Bourgeoisie * Democracy and the Working Class * Democracy and the Landowners * Democracy and the Military * Democracy and the Great Powers * Aftermath and Implications * Notes * Acknowledgments * Bibliography * IndexReviewsKurzman's mastery of a wide range of sources and languages allows him to draw surprising connections...The intellectuals of 1905-1915 were, Kurzman amply shows, deluded about their peoples' readiness for democracy. They were ahead of their time, a misfortune not just their own, but their countries'. -- Adam Kirsch City Journal (03/01/2009) Uniquely valuable, as well as suddenly relevant...For today's reader, the most absorbing sections of this book are likely to be those taking up Iran, since common wisdom, both among critics of Islamic society and enemies of the neoconservative vision for Iraq and Afghanistan, holds that the faith of the Prophet Muhammad and democracy are incompatible. In reality, as Kurzman records in detail, numerous partisans of change in the Muslim empires embraced a modernizing, rationalist, reformist, and positivist Islamic vocabulary.--Stephen Schwartz Weekly Standard (08/03/2009) Author InformationCharles Kurzman is Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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