Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment : A Global and Historical Comparison

Why do contemporary Muslim societies have problems of authoritarianism and socio-economic underdevelopment, despite their early history of intellectual creativity and economic progress? Kuru provides a comparative analysis of Muslim and Western European countries, focusing on the roles of religious, political, intellectual, and economic classes.

• | : Ahmet T. Kuru (San Diego State University)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108409474
• | ISBN-13: 9781108409476