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Overview

With clarity and concision, Juan Cole disentangles the key foreign policy issues that America is grappling with today—from our dependence on Middle East petroleum to the promotion of Islamophobia by the American right—and delivers his informed advice on the best way forward. Cole’s unique ability to take the true Muslim perspective into account when looking at East-West relations make his insights well-rounded and prescient as he suggests a course of action on fundamental issues like religion, oil, war and peace. With substantive recommendations for the next administration on how to move forward in key countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, Engaging the Muslim World reveals how we can repair the damage of the disastrous foreign policy of the last eight years and forge ahead on a path of peace and prosperity.

Cole argues:

* Al-Qaeda is not a mass movement like fascism or communism but rather a small political cult like the American far right circles that produced Timothy McVeigh.

* The Muslim world is not a new Soviet Bloc but rather is full of close allies or potential allies.

* There can be no such thing as American energy independence, we will need Islamic oil to survive as a superpower into the next century.

* Iran is not an implacable enemy of the U.S.—it can and should be fruitfully engaged, which is a necessary step for American energy security since Tehran can play the spoiler in the strategic Persian Gulf.

* America's best hope in Iraq is careful, deliberate military disengagement, rather than either through immediate withdrawal or a century-long military presence—in other words, both the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are wrong.

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University of Michigan professor Juan Cole is an academic who can never be accused of cloistering himself in an ivory tower. This respected historian of the Middle East and South Asia is also the keeper of InformedComment, arguably the most influential blog on events unfolding in those regions. Cole's Engaging the Muslim World tackles perhaps the central question in American foreign policy: How do we sort out the problems, possibilities, and dangers in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and other nations in the Middle East? Cole's synthesis is precise and generally optimistic (he argues, for instance, that al-Qaeda should not be confused with a mass movement like communism or fascism), but his specificity belies any view that he is simply case making. This is a valuable book, certain to widely discussed and reviewed as the Obama administration reevaluates foreign policy.
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Like Lawrence Wright's remarkable Looming Tower, published almost three years ago, this field guide to the politics of modern Islam traces the history of the different movements, whose violent offshoots are still morphing into new forms. Along the way, Cole, a historian at the University of Michigan, explores what he sees as the twin dynamic of "Islam Anxiety" in the United States and "American Anxiety" in the Arab world. Readers of Cole's blog, Informed Comment, will find many of the arguments familiar, though they are well assembled here, with essays on the myths surrounding Saudi Wahhabism, the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the unintended side effects of American meddling in Iran.
—The New York Times
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Publishers Weekly

University of Michigan history professor and blogger Cole (Sacred Space and Holy War ) takes aim at the Bush administration's "Islamophobic discourse," highlighting that some of the very people who promulgated the phobia (Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld) once sang a different tune. He calls instead for evenhanded and pragmatic policy changes, not least a reckoning with the heterogeneity of the Muslim world. Yet for all his expertise, Cole fails to source some of his harshest accusations; moreover, for a scholar championing greater subtlety of thought, he too often discards nuance himself. To the extent that Cole argues against painting the Middle East with overly broad strokes, he brings a constructive addition to public discourse; his failure to be consistent is a lost opportunity. (Mar.)

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One of the most talked about but least successful undertakings by Western countries in recent years have been policies designed to engage the Muslim world. Similarly, the Muslim-majority countries have largely failed to change stereotypes of Islam and the Middle East in the West's subconscious. In this excellent book, Cole (Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, Univ. of Michigan), a leading American expert on the Islamic world, seeks to dispel many of the persistent myths about Islam and the Middle East. The author systematically analyzes many major topics, such as terrorism, oil, Wahhabism, and the Iraq war, and highlights popular myths and prejudices associated with these issues. Cole convincingly demonstrates why one should not confuse Muslim activism with hidebound fundamentalism. The chapter dealing with Iran is particularly informative and evenhanded, and the analysis of myriad issues in U.S.-Iran relations is a welcome antidote to the barrage of alarmist commentaries on Iran in much of the U.S. press. This readable and intelligent book is a must read for policymakers and the informed public. Highly recommended for all academic and public libraries.
—Nader Entessar

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780230607545
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 3/17/2009
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 9.52 (w) x 6.44 (h) x 1.01 (d)

Meet the Author

Juan Cole, internationally respected historian, celebrated blogger, and Middle East expert, teaches history at the University of Michigan and is the former president of MESA. His blog, Informed Comment, receives 250,000 unique hits every day. He has written numerous books, including Sacred Space and Holy War and Napoleon's Egypt. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Chapter 1: The Struggle for Islamic Oil

• Chapter 2: Muslim Activism, Muslim Radicalism: Telling the Two Apart

• Chapter 3: The Wahhabi Myth

• Chapter 4: Iraq and Islamophobia: How fearmongering got up a war and kept it going

• Chapter 5: Pakistan and Afghanistan Beyond the Taliban

• Chapter 6: Ayatollahs and Caviar: The Iranian Challenge

• Conclusion

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  • Posted Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2009

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    Cultural and Political Master Piece

    For those concerned about current events where the U.S. and Muslim issues collide, "Engaging the Muslim World" provides a no wholes barred analysis of looking past governmental and media spin. Communication avenues are the salvations required to get to lasting solutions to the Middle East and U.S. relationships, while restoring America's powerful and necessary leadership role. Juan Cole takes readers to areas of behavior Americans should pressure their elected officials to step into.

    Highly intellectual and great for discussions regarding the Middle East.

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  • Posted Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2009

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    Blazing a Path through Mutual Prejudices to Build a Brighter Future Together

    Juan Cole succeeds in his endeavor to shine a penetrating light on some widely misunderstood dimensions of the Islamic world. Mr. Cole would like to reduce what he terms "Islamic Anxiety" that holds sway over the hearts of many Westerners, especially many Americans. That Islamic anxiety derives from the growing dependence of the world on the oil from the Middle East, terrorism, and misunderstood regional powerbrokers such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the Islamic world is in the grip of what Mr. Cole dubs "American Anxiety." The U.S. Middle Eastern policy has been suboptimal for a long time due to its over-reliance on some unsavory regimes, some attention-deficit disorder, a strong dose of wishful thinking, and some short-term thinking.

    Mr. Cole comes up with some viable proposals to further strengthen a partnership between North Atlantic and Muslim countries to tackle the most pressing problems. Those problems are the future of energy markets, the neutralization of religious fundamentalists, the stabilization of both Afghanistan and Iraq, the resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the engagement of Iran. Mr. Cole's viable proposals are for example a grand compromise among the main players in Iraq after the Taif agreement for Lebanon, less money for the "toys" of the Pakistani military in favor of an expansion of the government school system, the development of the civilian infrastructure in Afghanistan, or the delicate balancing of Israeli and Palestinian legitimate interests. Some of Mr. Cole's other proposals are not realistic, i.e., convincing Israel to give up its nuclear arsenal or the swift transition from hydrocarbons to solar energy in the biggest energy-consuming states.

    In conclusion, Mr. Cole proposes that the North Atlantic and Muslim countries work better together to address some of the most pressing issues that the world will continue to face in the coming decades.

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  • Posted Sat May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    Excellent insight into the Muslim world and how U.S. should engage

    Professor Juan Cole is one of the few knowledgeable people who can provide in-depth advice or analysis of the Muslim world and how the U.S. should interact with these countries. His deep knowledge of the languages, history and culture, as well as having lived in the Middle East truly qualified him as an expert.

    This book is an excellent example of his work and is vital for every American to read. Our Foreign Policy for the past 8 years, especially in the Middle East has been a disaster and is in desperate need of repair. Professor Cole provide the guidance and how to do this.

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