Azmi Bishara is General Director of the Arab Center for Research
and Policy Studies, and the author of numerous works on political
thought, social theory
and philosophy. His most influential in Arabic include Civil
Society: A Critical Contribution; The Arab Question; and Religion
and Secularism in a Historical Context.
"A deep dive into the complex dynamics that produced political
sectarianism, and consequently sects, in the Arab world. Filled
with rich comparative insights and sensitive critical engagement
with the literature on sectarianism, Bishara's book makes a
passionate call to build states anchored to the principle of equal
democratic citizenship."-- Bassel F. Salloukh, Associate Professor
of Political Science, Lebanese American University
"Drawing on Charles Taylor's notion of a "social imaginary" and
Benedict Anderson's idea of 'imagined communities, Azmi Bishara
undertakes a massive study of the historical sociology, theory and
dynamics of sectarian conflict in Europe and the Arab-Islamic
world. An intellectual tour de force, and an essential read for
serious students of this topic." -- Nader Hashemi, Director of the
Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver, and co-editor
of Sectarianization: Mapping the New Politics of the Middle
East
"Offers a wide-ranging treatise on ideas of sectarianism within
political life, transcending the Middle East. Philosophically rich,
ambitious and intellectually challenging, this book will come to be
regarded as one of the seminal texts in the canon of literature on
sectarianism."-- Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics,
Lancaster University
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