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Challenge Of Modernity

Name: Challenge Of Modernity
Author: Louay M. Safi
ISBN: 9780819193759

by Louay M. Safi

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Overview

This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization. It begins by examining Western modernity and then uses the insight gained from this examination to study the implications of Western modernity for non-Western societies. The author also attempts to demonstrate the inadequacy of the functional approach for understanding the process of modernization in non-Western regions.

Synopsis

This book examines the central aspects of modernity and the underlying factors at work in the process of modernization.

About the Author, Louay M. Safi

Louay M. Safi teaches in the Political Science Department at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.

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American Journal of Islamic Social Studies

Safi's book is an interesting contribution to the debate on modernization in the Arab world and the Muslim world at large...his book will stimulate further debate and raise it to a higher, more informed, and sophisticated level.