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				Islam and Democracy Fear of the Modern World By Fatema Mernissi Translated by Mary Jo Lakeland Published by Perseus Publishing www.perseuspublishing.com Gods Of War, Gods Of Peace How the Meeting of Native and Colonial Religions Shaped Early America By Russell Bourne Published by Harcourt www.basicbooks.com
		"Fatema Mernissi has taken a steady, sustained look into the Muslim heart and emerged with brilliant insights into its fears of the West and of democracy, as well as its love-hate relationship toward its past. She is a psychiatrist of her culture, with understanding for the problems and with courage to move ahead. This is must reading for readers of the West and Middle East alike. " —Arlie Russell Hochschild, Professor of Sociology, University of California Berkeley, author of The Second Shift Will democracy ever be possible in the war-torn, volatile Arab world? And can human rights be respected in a fundamentalist society? In her classic, groundbreaking book Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern World, Islamic scholar Fatema Mernissi investigates fundamentalism in the Middle East and explores the ways in which people on dramatically opposing sides—defenders of democracy, feminists, and others trying to resist fundarnentalism—must use the same sacred texts as the people who use them for violent ends, to prove different views. With a new forward by the author written in light of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, Islam and Democracy offers a guide to the players in the dynamic and often misunderstood Muslim world. Contrary to common Western conceptions, Muslim men and women in the Mideast have responded to modern events, such as the Gulf War, with both personal and political conviction that has taken leaders by surprise. In fact, the reactions of women, particularly during the Gulf War, constitute a major historical breakthrough—veiled or not, women took the initiative to call for peace without waiting for authorization from political leaders. Despite these actions, Mernissi explores the elemental incompatibility between Islam and democracy. For example, in detailing the ramifications of the 1991 marches for peace and democracy in Morocco, the author explains: "When the masses shout their desire for democracy, fear enters the corridors of entrenched power...identifying democracy as a Western malady, decking it out in the chador of foreignness, is a strategic operation worth millions." In Islam and Democracy, Mernissi shows how Islamic leaders try to manipulate the fears of the people to suppress democratic tendencies. She also challenges the traditional interpretations of the sacred texts of Islam. In a time when knowledge and understanding are more important than ever, this book shines new light on the people behind today's terrorist acts and raises provocative questions about the possibilities for democracy and human rights in the Islamic world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Fatema Mernissi teaches sociology at the University Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. She is the author of more than eight books, including Dream of Trespass, Schcherazade Goes West, The Veil and the Male Elite and Beyond the Veil. ISBN:0-7382-0745-4 224 Pages Paperback This website: Copyright © 2002 Dream World Media, LLC. / Urban Mozaik Magazine. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed in Urban Mozaik Magazine are not necessarily those of Urban Mozaik Magazine and the publisher cannot be held responsible for them. This website/publication, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.				"I found the book fascinating. Russell Bourne has written one of the most original books about early America that I have read. It is deeply moving and eminently convincing. I hope it will win a wide readership. We can all profit from these insights. " —Thomas Fleming, author of Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America Although many today recognize that the Founding Fathers fashioned the U.S. Constitution using concepts borrowed from the organization of the Five Nations of the Iroquois, it has until now been considered an exceptional anecdote of Native American and colonial interaction. In this provocative and potentially controversial history, author Russell Bourne argues that our image of Europeans marching untouched over the cultures and lands of North America is inaccurate. Closely examining the critical two hundred years (1620-1830) that effected this mutual evolution, Bourne shows the forces and motivations at work to be more complex and more reciprocal than previously imagined. Bourne also illustrates how this primal dialectic continues to exert influence even in our own time. Based on extensive original research, Gods of War, Gods of Peace will alter the scholarship of U.S. history as it deepens our understanding of what it means to be an American. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Russell Bourne is the author of several books on American and Native American history, including The Red Kings Rebellion: Racial Politics in New England, 1675-1678. He was editor/publisher of books at American Heritage for many years and headed general book operations at the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Hearst Corporation. More recently, he has consulted on projects with the Arnerican Indian Program at Cornell University and taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. A lay reader in the Episcopal Church, he lives in Ithaca, New York, and Castine, Maine. ISBN: 0-15-100501-X 448 Pages Hardcover