Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in Middle East

Preface pp xiii-xviii
Part I - The Modern Middle East’s Authoritarian Face pp 1-44
1 - Islam and Political Underdevelopment pp 3-32
2 - Explaining Illiberalism, Identifying Opportunities for Liberalization pp 33-44
Part II - Persistent Social Atomization pp 45-108
3 - Nongovernmental Organizations under Islamic Law pp 47-59
4 - The Political Impotence of Islamic Waqfs pp 60-76
5 - Waqf Corruption and Its Degradation of Civic Life pp 77-88
6 - The Islamic Waqf’s Long Civic Shadow pp 89-108
Part III - Religious Repression pp 109-210
7 - Religious Freedoms in Middle Eastern History pp 111-132
8 - The Marginalization of Islam pp 133-146
9 - The Resurgence of Assertive Islamism pp 147-170
10 - Religious Diversification, in Fact and in Law pp 171-189
11 - The Absence of Liberal Islamic Schisms pp 190-210
Part IV - Economic Hindrances pp 211-266
12 - Unshackled States, Shallow Economic Governance pp 213-231
13 - Politically Powerless Entrepreneurs and Enterprises pp 232-253
14 - Islamism’s Missed Opportunities to Promote Liberalism pp 254-266
Part V - Conclusion pp 267-286
15 - Islamic Institutions and Muslim Freedoms pp 269-286
Notes pp 287-340
Bibliography pp 341-410
Index pp 411-430