Islam and Democracy in South Asia The Case of Bangladesh
“Critical, insightful and thought-provoking, Islam and Democracy in South Asia is a real masterpiece on religion and politics uncovering the critical nexus between Islam, political Islam, and democracy in Bangladesh. Rigorous methodologies,
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Islam and Democracy in South Asia
Md Nazrul Islam · Md Saidul Islam
Islam and Democracy in South Asia The Case of Bangladesh
Md Nazrul Islam Department of Political Studies Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet, Bangladesh
Md Saidul Islam Division of Sociology Nanyang Technological University Jurong, Singapore
ISBN 978-3-030-42908-9 ISBN 978-3-030-42909-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42909-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Marina Lohrbach_shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Foreword
I feel much privileged to write the foreword of this timely and thoughtful book, Islam and Democracy in South Asia: The Case of Bangladesh. Earlier, I was privileged to read some of the articles written by the authors of this volume which were published in various international peer-reviewed journals. Although my last name is similar to the authors’, I do not share any kinship with any of them. As professor and former head of political science, I have read the manuscript with ample interest. I must say that the authors of this seminal book are relatively younger in age but deeper in thoughts, profound in insights, and stronger in arguments. This volume is a timely and significant contribution to the field of religion and politics in general and Islam and democracy in particular. The study of Islam and democracy has been a crucial topic of continued debate and discussion particularly among the scholars of social scie
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