Islamic politics and the modern world / edited by Andrew C. Kimmens.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-224).

Oil, Arabism and Islam / Mohammed Ayoob -- Ideology, society and the state in post-colonial Muslim societies / Nikki R. Keddie -- State and ideology in the Middle East and Pakistan / Nikki R. Keddie -- The Arab-Israeli wars, Nasserism, and the affirmation of Islamic identity / Yvonne Haddad -- Islam and nationalism / P.J. Vatikiotis -- Islam resurgent? / Maxime Rodinson -- The nature of the Islamic revival / James Piscatori -- The religious scholars led the revolt / Ruhollah Khomeini -- Exporting the Islamic revolution / Marvin Zonis and Daniel Brumberg -- A clash of faiths : the author fights fire with words / Salman Rushdie -- Salman Rushdie : a collage of comments -- A twisted history : a scholar examines the text / Hadia Dajani-Shakeel -- Pitting levity against gravity / Timothy Brennan -- Islam and the future / Alan R. Taylor -- Prospects and pitfalls for the Arab world / Maxime Rodinson -- The post-colonial phase of the world of Islam -- The future of Islam : a conclusion / Amir Taheri -- Islamic fundamentalism is winning votes / Youssef M. Ibrahim.