8vo. 546 pp., [2], publisher’s original wrappers, biblio, copy in mint condition, textes a l’appui, serie histoire contemporaine, Editions La Découverte, Paris, 2006.

Synopsis

The non-application of the 1905 law to the Muslims of French Algeria, political confessionalism in Lebanon, the Zionist project in Palestine, the “Iraq question”, the creation of Pakistan are all examples that question these universalisms. These are these situations and many others that the authors revisit in this very rich collective work. Choosing to confront the religious policies of colonial powers with the way they were perceived by Muslims, they provide the keys to understanding current returns. A large place is reserved for the French experience, but the problem is extended to the other European colonial powers: the United Kingdom and Russia. [Back cover].