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OverviewDemocracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world. It asks whether democracy is appropriate and desirable as a political system for non-Western societies, and assesses the extent of actual democratization in each of the countries studied, namely, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey. The book questions the widely held view that the socio-political ethos of Islam as a religion, and of Muslim countries as societal units, prevents Muslims from adopting democracy as a form of government. The contributors argue that this perception comes from post-9/11 studies of Arab states and that non-Arab Muslim populations in Asia and Africa do not fit the same mould. At the same time, it is clear that a single model of democracy cannot work across these six countries because each country has a different history and has tread on a different path in the quest for democracy. Ultimately, this book concludes that there is no fundamental incompatibility between Islam and democracy in the Asian Muslim societies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zoya HasanPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9780761935667ISBN 10: 0761935665 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 04 October 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsForeword - Hamid Ansari Introduction - Zoya Hasan The Struggle for Democracy in Bangladesh - Amena Mohsin and Meghna Guhathakurta The Indonesian Experience in Implementing Democracy - Adriana Elisabeth The History of the Democratic Movement in Iran in the 20th Century - Sadegh Zibakalam Islam and Democracy in Malaysia - Abdul Rahman Embong Functioning of Democracy in Pakistan - Mohammad Waseem Interaction of Democracy and Islam in Turkey - Korel GöymenReviewsThe book has...well-argued, well-researched papers...The subject of Madrasa education is too complex to be dealt with in one seminar. Nevertheless, the attempt is commendable. -- Free Press Journal Democracy, has taken all the newly-freed countries by storm. The book under review Democracy in Muslim Societies sheds some light on how democracy affected the Muslim societies. The editor and the co-editors have done their jobs quite well in collecting the relevant data, which makes the book higly-readable. -- The News The book...makes a valuable contribution to the subject of Islam and democracy...The chapter on Pakistan by Mohammad Waseem is not only the most important from our point of view, but also the most insightful. -- South Asian Survey This Book is a helpful guide to politics in the Muslim nations and could go a long way in undoing certain misconceptions...From the essays it is evident that the misuse of religion will continue to hold up change in the societies for some more time. -- The Telegraph The book argues, the social and political practice of Islam is neither purely text-driven nor is it informed by an immutable essence. It is, instead informed by historical trajectories and social, economic and political contingencies that arise partly from historical fortunes. This volume examines the Asian experience of Islam as a political variable specifically because the essentialisation of Islam, and for its supposed incompatibility with democracy, uses West Asia as a default template. -- Hindustan Times The book has...well-argued, well-researched papers....The subject of Madrasa education is too complex to be dealt with in one seminar. Nevertheless, the attempt is commendable. -- Free Press Journal Democracy, has taken all the newly-freed countries by storm. The book under review Democracy in Muslim Societies sheds some light on how democracy affected the Muslim societies. The editor and the co-editors have done their jobs quite well in collecting the relevant data, which makes the book higly-readable. -- The News The book...makes a valuable contribution to the subject of Islam and democracy....The chapter on Pakistan by Mohammad Waseem is not only the most important from our point of view, but also the most insightful. -- South Asian Survey This Book is a helpful guide to politics in the Muslim nations and could go a long way in undoing certain misconceptions....From the essays it is evident that the misuse of religion will continue to hold up change in the societies for some more time. -- The Telegraph The book argues, the social and political practice of Islam is neither purely text-driven nor is it informed by an immutable essence. It is, instead informed by historical trajectories and social, economic and political contingencies that arise partly from historical fortunes. This volume examines the Asian experience of Islam as a political variable specifically because the essentialisation of Islam, and for its supposed incompatibility with democracy, uses West Asia as a default template. -- Hindustan Times Author InformationZoya Hasan is Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is the author and editor of eleven books and has published over two dozen articles. Her recent books include Quest for Power: Oppositional Movements and Post-Congress Politics in Uttar Pradesh; Unequal Citizens: A Study of Muslim Women In India(co-authored); Party Politics in India (edited), India’s Living Constitution: Ideas, Practices and Controversies (co-edited); Transforming India: Social Dynamics of Democracy (coedited); and In a Minority: Essays on Muslim Women in India (co-edited). She has also edited the third book in our ‘Readings in Indian Government and Politics’ series, Politics and the State in India (Sage, 2000). 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