After Jihad : America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy

Description: DescriptionAfter Jihad : America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy by Noah Feldman (2004, Trade Paperback). Please Note: The image is a *stock photo*.SynopsisA lucid and compelling case for a new American stance toward the Islamic world. What comes after jihad? Outside the headlines, believing Muslims are increasingly calling for democratic politics in their undemocratic countries. But can Islam and democracy successfully be combined? Surveying the intellectual and geopolitical terrain of the contemporary Muslim world, Noah Feldman proposes that Islamic democracy is indeed viable and desirable, and that the West, particularly the United States, should work to bring it about, not suppress it. Encouraging democracy among Muslims threatens America's autocratic Muslim allies, and raises the specter of a new security threat to the West if fundamentalists are elected. But in the long term, the greater threat lies in continuing to support repressive regimes that have lost the confidence of their citizens. By siding with Islamic democrats rather than the regimes that repress them, the United States can bind them to the democratic principles they say they support, reducing anti-Americanism and promoting a durable peace in the Middle East. After Jihad gives the context for understanding how the many Muslims who reject religious violence see the world after the globalization of democracy. It is also an argument about how American self-interest can be understood to include a foreign policy consistent with the deeply held democratic values that make America what it is. At a time when the encounter with Islam has become the dominant issue of U.S. foreign policy, After Jihad provides a road map for making democracy work in a region where the need for it is especially urgent., The classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell-bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. 'Earthquake country,'said the Professor. 'San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres - seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit...' ...until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California's fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all - killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea. Goodbye California...ConditionThe paperback is in *Good* condition. We use eBay's standard grading scale for books: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/item-conditions-category?id=4765. The photo is a *stock photo*, not the actual book you'll receive.Payment & RefundsPlease pay within 7 days of the auction ending. Refunds are accepted within 30 days of receipt for any reason. However the item must be returned in the same condition sent unless I make an error or it is damaged in shipping, in which case Ill pay return shipping.ShippingI will ship your item within 2 business days of cleared payment. I welcome global shipping to hundreds of countries through eBay's global shipping program. Please be aware of the international shipping and import costs which are unique for each person and I don't even get to see those costs. There may be some unique territories/countries that can't be shipped to.Don't miss out on this great book.Enjoy!

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