Tariq Ramadan attempts to demonstrate, using sources which draw upon Islamic thought and civilization, that Muslims can respond to contemporary challenges of modernity without betraying their identity. The book argues that Muslims, nurished by their own points of reference, can …
Steven B. Smith examines the concept of modernity, not as the end product of historical developments but as a state of mind. He explores modernism as a source of both pride and anxiety, suggesting that its most distinctive characteristics are the self-criticisms and doubts that …
Ulrich Beck: An Introduction to the Theory of the Risk Society and Second Modernity is a complete introduction to the sociology of German sociologist, Ulrich Beck. The book covers the whole of Beck' s work from his first publications in the 1970s until his latest publications in…
Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. The Emergence of Moderm Shi'ism focuses instead on the rise of Islamic movements indigeneous to the Middle East, which developed in direct response …
This authoritative and revealing book provides the first sociological examination of postmodernism. Lash examines the differences betweeen modernism and postmodernism, providing a clear explanation of why postmodernism is important.
'Goethe's Modernisms' demonstrates Goethe's pivotal influence on the development of Western society. It also reveals him to be one of modernity's profoundest critics.