On the Muslim Question
(Sprache: Englisch)
For better or worse, "the Muslim question" has become the great question of our time. It is a question bound up with others--about freedom of speech, terror, violence, human rights, women's dress, and sexuality. Above all, it is tied to the possibility of...
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For better or worse, "the Muslim question" has become the great question of our time. It is a question bound up with others--about freedom of speech, terror, violence, human rights, women's dress, and sexuality. Above all, it is tied to the possibility of democracy. In this fearless, original, and surprising book, Anne Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. What is really in question, she argues, is the West's commitment to its own ideals: to democracy and the Enlightenment trinity of liberty, equality, and fraternity. In the most fundamental sense, the Muslim question is about the values not of Islamic, but of Western, civilization. Moving between the United States and Europe, Norton provides a fresh perspective on iconic controversies, from the Danish cartoon of Muhammad to the murder of Theo van Gogh. She examines the arguments of a wide range of thinkers--from John Rawls to Slavoj ¿i¿ek. And she describes vivid everyday examples of ordinary Muslims and non-Muslims who have accepted each other and built a common life together. Ultimately, Norton provides a new vision of a richer and more diverse democratic life in the West, one that makes room for Muslims rather than scapegoating them for the West's own anxieties.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „On the Muslim Question “
Foreword by Ruth O'Brien ix Introduction On the Muslim Question: Philosophy, Politics, and the Western Street 1 Part I Muslim Questions Chapter 1 Freedom of Speech 15 Chapter 2 Sex and Sexuality 45 Chapter 3 Women and War 67 Chapter 4 Terror 82 Chapter 5 Equality 94 Chapter 6 Democracy 118 Part II In the Western Street Chapter 7 Where Is Europe? 141 Chapter 8 "Islamofascism" and the Burden of the Holocaust 164 Chapter 9 In the American Desert 176 Chapter 10 There Is No Clash of Civilizations 195 Acknowledgments 229 Notes 233 Index 247
Autoren-Porträt von Anne Norton
Anne Norton is professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Her books include Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire; 95 Theses on Politics, Culture, and Method; and Republic of Signs.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Anne Norton
- Maße: 14,8 x 2,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: University Press Group Ltd
- ISBN-10: 0691157049
- ISBN-13: 9780691157047
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.03.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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Is there a clash of civilizations, as Samuel Huntington maintained, between the Muslim world and the West? Norton's response will be of interest to students of geopolitics and Islamic studies. Kirkus Reviews
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