| Titles by Olivier Roy and others illuminate the tensions surrounding the current turmoil in the Middle East. |
The Convergence of Civilizations
The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World
Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd
This book, a European bestseller in geopolitics, is regarded as prophetic, announcing from demographic changes, the revolution underway in the Arab and Muslim world. "This articulate and elegant demographic study convincingly documents a general trend toward modernity in the Muslim world, from Morocco to Indonesia. It successfully refutes many Western prejudices towards Islam, especially those based on misconceptions about its religion. It should be required reading for Western policy makers as well as for the general public."- Léon-François Hoffmann, Princeton University
Secularism Confronts Islam
Olivier Roy
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title
"A remarkable book: articulate, original, lucid, without a paragraph that fails to contain an interesting thought." - New York Sun
"Superb . . . a welcome contribution to political science, sociology, religious studies-and statecraft." - Choice When Religion and Culture Part Ways Olivier Roy "A book of startling clarity and wisdom. Illuminating trends, issues and movements that had before appeared bizarre or simply antipathetic, he provides us with tools for the comprehension of matters as diverse as coverage of the war on terror to the common individual confusion over one's own beliefs and scepticisms." - Financial Times
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