A Convergence of Civilizations : The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World (Record no. 30256)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780231150033 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 304.6091767 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Courbage, Youssef; Todd, Emmanuel |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Convergence of Civilizations : The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World |
| Statement of responsibility | Youssef Courbage, Emmanuel Todd |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv,134 Pages |
| Other physical details | 13x20 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Figures, Tables, Appendix and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | We are told that Western/Christian and Muslim/Arab civilizations are heading towards inevitable conflict. The demographics of the West remain sluggish, while the population of the Muslim world explodes, widening the cultural gap and all but guaranteeing the outbreak of war. Leaving aside the media's sound and fury on this issue, measured analysis shows another reality taking shape: rapprochement between these two civilizations, benefiting from a universal movement with roots in the Enlightenment. The historical and geographical sweep of this book discredits the notion of a specific Islamic demography. The range of fertility among Muslim women, for example, is as varied as religious behavior among Muslims in general. Whether agnostics, fundamentalist Salafis, or al-Qaeda activists, Muslims are a diverse group that prove the variety and individuality of Islam. Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd consider different degrees of literacy, patriarchy, and defensive reactions among minority Muslim populations, underscoring the spread of massive secularization throughout the Arab and Muslim world. In this regard, they argue, there is very little to distinguish the evolution of Islam from the history of Christianity, especially with Muslims now entering a global modernity. Sensitive to demographic variables and their reflection of personal and social truths, Courbage and Todd upend a dangerous meme: that we live in a fractured world close to crisis, struggling with an epidemic of closed cultures and minds made different by religion. |
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| Topical Term | Population |
| -- | Islamic countries |
| -- | Demography |
| -- | Women |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Translated by Holoch, George |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-04-18 | CRV/GPLM/12/2016 | 1716.00 | 304.6091767 C853C 2011 | 35637 | Books |