How do old ideas continue to appear relevant in a modern world? A sociological approach to Islam allow us to approach an answer to this question. In Lifeworlds of Islam, Mohammed A. Bamyeh shows that
Death is the opposite not of life, but of power. And as such, Mohammed Bamyeh argues in this original work, death has had a great and largely unexplored impact on the thinking of governance throughout
What is the nature of intellectual activity in the Middle East, and what is its role in politics and society? While much scholarly attention has been given to the intelligentsia in the West, a compreh
This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy—"unimposed order"—as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historica
"Civil society has been at the forefront of global thinking for a generation, and moe recently conceptions of anarchy have gained attention. These two conceptual frameworks are linked by a notion of
Intended as an introduction to Rowman & Littlefield's new Globalization series, this work pursues the major lines of inquiry in critical globalization theory. While the theory encompasses a range
