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PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS
ISBN: 0815761252
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY, AND LIBERTY SINCE 9/11
Author: CLAYTON NORTHOUSE -
DEMYSTIFYING KASHMIR
The Kashmir issue typically cast as a “territorial dispute” between two belligerent and well-armed powers in South Asia is much more to the story than that. In Demystifying Kashmir Navnita Chadha Behera breaks away from conventional assumptions and challenges long-held stereotypes to redefine the dangerous conflict over control of that tumultuous region. Her portrait brings much-needed fresh • important perspective to the Kashmir between • and Pakistan The Jammu Kashmir state is home to an extraordinary medley of races, tribal groups, languages, and religions, making it one of the subcontinents most diverse regions Behera argues that recognizing the rich, complex, multi- faceted character of Kashmir is critically important not only for understanding the structural causes of the conflict hut also for providing opportunities to establish a Just, viable and lasting solution Demystifying Kashmir provides a deeper understanding of the region, its people and politics, and the dangerous controversy swirling around them.
This remarkable book traces the history of Kashmir from 1ndia to the situation today It provides a comprehensive analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of the conflict and the Local bilateral, and international dynamics of the key players involved, including New Delhi Islamabad, political groups and militant outfits on both sides of the Line of Control, and international powers The book explores the political and military components of India’s and Pakistan’s Kashmir strategies, the se1f determination and the insurgent movement that began in 1989. The conclusion focuses on what behera terms the four Ps the ongoing peace process in Kashmir.
ISBN: 0815708602
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle:
Author: NAVNITA CHADHA BEHERA -
FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT
ISBN: 0815780850
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: LATIN AMERICA IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Author: BARBARA STALLINGS -
IS THERE A CULTURE WAR?
ISBN: 0815795157
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A DIALOGUE ON VALUES AND AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE
Author: JAMES DAVISON HUNTER -
OIL TITANS
ISBN: 0815754744
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: NATIONAL OIL COMPANIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Author: VALERIE MARCEL -
INTEGRATING ISLAM
ISBN: 0815751508
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS CHALLENGES IN CONTEMPORARY FRANCE
Author: JONATHAN LAURENCE -
EDGAME IN THE BALKANS
ISBN: 0815771606
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: REGIME CHANGE, EUROPEAN STYLE
Author: ELIZABETH POND -
CRESCENT OF CRISIS
ISBN: 0815716907
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: U. S. EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST
Author: IVO DAALDER -
FINANCIAL CRISES
ISBN: 0815712898
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: LESSONS FROM THE PAST, PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE
Author: GERARD CAPRIO -
THE FUTURE OF ARMS CONTROL
ISBN: 0815764634
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle:
Author: MICHAEL A. LEVI -
THROUGH THEIR EYES
ISBN: 0815735855
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: STEPHEN HESS -
BATTLING TERRORISM
ISBN: 0815775709
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
Author: ROBERT I. ROTBERG -
THE COMING DEMOCRACY
ISBN: 0815728654
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: NEW RULES FOR RUNNING NEW WORLD
Author: ANN FLORINI -
IN HERITING SYRIA
ISBN: 0815752040
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: BASHAR’S TRIAL BY FIRE
Author: FLYNT LEVERETT -
LIBERTY AND POWER
ISBN: 0815735456
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A DIALOGUE ON RELIGION & U.S FOREIGN POLICY IN AN UNJUST WORLD
Author: J. BRYAN HEHIR -
IS THE MARKET MORAL
ISBN: 0815710216
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A DIALOGUE ON RELIGION ECONOMICS & JUSTICE
Author: REBECCA M. BLANK -
ONE ELECTORATE UNDER GOD?
ISBN: 0815716435
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A DIALOGUE ON RELIGION & AMERICAN POLITICS
Author: E. J. DIONNE JR. -
ISLAM
After World War II, leading western powers focused their attention on fighting the “Red Menace,” Communism. Today, as terrorist activity is increasingly linked to militant Islamism, some politicians and scholars fear a “Green Menace,” a Pan-Islamic totalitarian movement fueled by monolithic religious ideology.
Such fears have no foundation in history, according to Vartan Gregorian. In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith.
The book begins with an accessible overview of Islam’s tenets, institutions, evolution, and historical role. Gregorian traces its origins and fundamental principles, from Muhammad’s call to faith nearly 1,400 years ago to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, and the subsequent abolition of the Caliphate. He focuses particular attention on the intense struggle between modernists and traditionalists, interaction between religion and nationalism, and key developments that have caused bitter divisions among Muslim nations and states: the partitions of Palestine, the break up and Islamization of Pakistan, the 1978 revolution in Iran, and the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Today Islamist views range across the entire spectra of religious and political thought, and Islamism is anything but a unified movement. While religious extremists have attempted to form a confederacy of like-minded radicals in many countries, much of the Muslim population lives in relatively modern, secular states. Gregorian urges Westerners to distinguish between activist Islamist parties, which promote -sometimes violently -Islam as an ideology in a theocratic state, and Islamic parties, whose traditional members want their secular political systems to co-exist with the moral principles of their religion.
Gregorian emphasizes the importance of religion in today’s world and urges states,societies, and intellectuals to intervene in order to prevent Islam–as well as other religions–from becoming the political tool of various parties and states. He recommends continuing dialogues between modernist and traditionalist Muslims, as well as among the educated, secular elite and their clerical counterparts. He also urges U.S.-led efforts to engage and better understand the diversity of Muslim communities in the United States and the world. Lamenting widespread U.S. ignorance of the world’s fastest-growing religion, Gregorian calls on “enlightened citizens” to promote international understanding, tolerance, and peace.
ISBN: 081573283X
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A MOSAIC, NOT A MONOLITH
Author: VARTAN GREGORIAN -
AMERICA UNBOUND
ISBN: 0815716885
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: THE BUSH REVOLUTION IN FOREIGN POLICY
Author: IVO H. DAALDER -
LIFTING UP THE POOR
ISBN: 0815707916
Publisher: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subtitle: A DIALOGUE ON RELIGION POVERTY & WELFARE REFORM
Author: MARY JO BANE