| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages) |
| Contents |
Religion and politics : the West, Islam, Byzantium -- Legitimacy : the Caliphate and the state -- Society : tribe, commune, and nation -- Regimes : Europe, Islam, and Byzantium -- Practical politics -- Approaches to political thought -- Changes in religion and politics -- The origins of Western political thought -- Epilogue : The West, Islam, Russia -- Appendix : Marsilius and Ibn Rushd |
| Summary |
This comparative history of political thought examines what the Western and Islamic approaches to politics had in common and where they diverged. It throws light on why the West and Islam each developed their own particular kind of approach to government, politics, and the state, and on why these approaches are so different |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-180) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Political science -- History.
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Islam and state -- History
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Political science -- Islamic Empire -- History
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Christianity and politics -- History
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Political science -- Europe -- History
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Comparative government -- History
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Christianity and politics
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Comparative government
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Islam and state
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Political science
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Europe
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Islamic Empire
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press
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| ISBN |
9780199533206 |
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0199533202 |
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9780191714498 |
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0191714496 |
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