'This is definitely a volume which one recommends to academics and students of the Muslim world. It is also an important starting point for anyone seeking to understand Islamic reformism.' - The Muslim World Book Review'Undoubtedly, this volume is a collection of extensive, well-studied papers on "the modern Islamic World." Readers can learn much more then they would have expected from these latest studies on diverse areas.' - Emi Goto, University of Tokyo, International Journal of Asian Studies'This book has endeavored to become a landmark of comparative studies in human and social sciences of the modern and contemporary Islamic world. Academicians, policy makers, researchers of islamic studies and general readers will find it useful and interesting reading. There is a comprehensive glossary-index and the book exhibits excellent accomplishment of modern research methodology' - Annals of Japan Association for Middle East Studies