Values and perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern publics /

Values and perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern publics / edited by Mansoor Moaddel. - xx, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Islam in a global perspective --
Political and economic consequences of Islam versus Rentier economy --
Determination of self-rated health and attutudes toward religion, gender and democracy --
Events and changes in values and perceptions --
Methodology.

Addressing values and politics in the Muslim world, this pioneering volume examines attitudes towards democracy and politics, self-expression and traditional values, convergence and divergence of values between the elite and the publics of Islamic and European countries, political and economic consequences of religious beliefs, perceptions of outsiders and xenophobia, family and health, all topics of interests to sociology, political science, history, and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies.

9780230621985 0230621988

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013613307 Uk


Social values--Arab countries.


Arab countries --Social conditions--20th century.
Arab countries--Social conditions--21st century.



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