Art of Jihad - Realism in Islamic Political Thought

Identifies and traces the evolution of a forgotten "realist" tradition in medieval Islamic political thought, and considers the prospects for its revival in the context of the contemporary Middle East.

About the author

Malik Mufti is Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. He is the author of Sovereign Creations: Pan-Arabism and Political Order in Syria and Iraq and Daring and Caution in Turkish Strategic Culture: Republic at Sea.

Product details

• Authors: Malik Mufti, Mufti Malik
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781438476360
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-7636-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, RELIGION / Islam / History, International Relations, History of Religion, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy