Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction: The Emergence of the West's Global Hegemony -- and Its Final Frontier -- Part I Islam in the Global Hegemony -- 2 Reconstructing the Post-Cold War World: Islam in the -- Cultural Discourse of the West -- 3 The Pax Americana in the Middle East -- 4 The Impact of the Global Economy in Muslim Countries -- Part 2 Muslim Resistance and Adaptation -- in the Liberal International Order -- 5 The Islamic Revolt and the Politics of Paralysis -- 6 Islam and the Liberal Idea -- 7 Islam in the International System: -- A Future of Conflict or Cooperation? -- Appendix 1: The History of the Liberal Idea -- Appendix 2: The History of the Islamic Faith -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book.

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