Examining the theoretical problems which arose when the modern European ideology of nationalism was adopted by Muslim societies organized into formally modern states, this book, first published in 1987, also deals with the practical difficulties arising from the doctrinal incompatibility between Islam and the non-Muslim concept of the territorial nation-state. This title will be of interest to students of Middle Eastern studies.

P. J. Vatikiotis

Introduction; 1. Islam and the State: A Historical Survey 2. Islam and the Nation-State: An Enduring Contradiction 3. The Return of Islam to Politics or Radical Islam: Promise and Reality 4. Islam and Nationalism: The Problem of Secularism 5. The Obstacles to Plural Politics and a Pluralist Polity in Islam: Non-Muslims in a Muslim Society 6. Islam and Europe: Conflict or Cooperation?; Notes; Index