The Islamic world, often regarded as an anathema to civil society, in fact has rich traditions of associational life pursuing 'common good'. In 1999 the Saskawa Peace Foundation invited ten Mulim activists and scholars from Southeast Asia to Japan for exchanging views and experiences...more details Format:paperback Pages:228
Papers discussing notes from the 1999 ISEAS/Sasakawa Peace Foundation conference in which Muslim academics and activists from East and Southeast Asia discuss how the Islamic traditions of associational pursuit of "the common good" apply in contemporary Southeast Asia. Format:hardback Pages:228