Nation and Religion in the Middle East

"The Thoroughness of his research, the variety of experiences and the very human exchanges which he recounts belie the twin notions that Islamism can be explained with reference to a few generic labels and that it constitutes a politics that is in some sense sui generis. These are important themes in our understanding of the Middle East [and] Fred Halliday's lucid treatment of them holds the promise of a more extensive engagement with the philosophical issues at stake.Fred Halliday is the author of 'Nation and Religion in the Middle East' with ISBN 9781555879358 and ISBN 1555879357.