{"product_id":"islamic-exceptionalism-paperback","title":"Islamic Exceptionalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShadi Hamid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIslamic Exceptionalism, \u003c\/i\u003eBrookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, \"exceptional\" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the future of the Middle East. Divides among citizens aren't just about power but are products of fundamental disagreements over the very nature and purpose of the modern nation state--and the vexing problem of religion's role in public life. Hamid argues for a new understanding of how Islam and Islamism shape politics by examining different models of reckoning with the problem of religion and state, including the terrifying--and alarmingly successful--example of ISIS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With unprecedented access to Islamist activists and leaders across the region, Hamid offers a panoramic and ambitious interpretation of the region's descent into violence. \u003ci\u003eIslamic Exceptionalism\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to our understanding of Islam's past and present, and its outsized role in modern politics. We don't have to like it, but we have to understand it--because Islam, as a religion and as an idea, will continue to be a force that shapes not just the region, but the West as well in the decades to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. An expert on Islamist movements, he previously served as director of research at the Brookings Doha Center. His first book \u003ci\u003eTemptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e was named a \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2014. Hamid lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691319627839,"sku":"9781250135131","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2a4dfd779432b024c48012a7a124f65e.webp?v=1764991709","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/islamic-exceptionalism-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}