States Without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic CrisisTerrorist attacks on America and its allies and persistent violence in the Islamic world point to a crisis in Islamic society, which States without Citizens attributes to an unfulfilled quest for an Islamic renaissance. The Islamic states, whose borders were arbitrarily imposed by Western states, are beset by pervasive socioeconomic problems—authoritarian rule, economic inequities, educational shortcomings, development project failures, sexual frustration—that are being exploited by radical Islamists. Native attempts to modernize Islamic society by adopting Western ways have repeatedly foundered because they have sought to replicate the trappings of state power while neglecting their foundation in civic ethics. To mitigate the violence engendered by the Islamic crisis, the author recommends that culturally authentic institutions must be created that will instill a civic ethics of common cause and public service. |
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... culture that are common to several societies . Thus , the term civilization contains within it the interrelated concepts of culture and society . Of the two , society is perhaps the easier one to define . A society is a social grouping ...
... cultural difference . The corollary was that the path to progress must have authenticity : that is , conformity with the native culture , not with an alien culture . Late - twentieth - century development theory presupposes the ...
... Culture and Development Theory Barr , Michael D. , Cultural Politics and Asian Values : The Tepid War ( London : Routledge , 2002 ) . Binder , Leonard , Islamic Liberalism : A Critique of Development Ideologies ( Chicago : University of ...
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Cultures in History | 13 |
Contrast in Ethics | 27 |
Critique of Endeavors | 53 |
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