Description: Comparative study of Islam and the rule of law in Egypt and Iran.
Brief description: Saïd Amir Arjomand is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology and Director of the Stony Brook Institute for Global Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author and editor of many books, including Social Theory and Regional Studies in the Global Age and (with Nathan J. Brown) The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran, both also published by SUNY Press.
Review Quotes:
"Arjomand and Brown are widely recognized as the leading scholars in their respective fields. Their book offers readers a sustained inquiry and tremendous insight into the constitutional challenges in two of the largest and most influential countries in the Middle East." -- Hanna Lerner, author of Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies