Imposing Modernity in the Global South

Studies of Coloniality and Decoloniality in Muslim Societies and States
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-5334-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Decolonization and Social Worlds

This book traces the colonial foundations of modernity as it emerged in non-Western contexts, offering new theories and challenging Eurocentric accounts.

Focusing on Muslim societies, the book maps the entanglements of empire, secularism, capitalism, and the nation-state within global power structures. The chapters reveal how modern political, economic, and social orders have been shaped—and often distorted—by imperial legacies.

From legal renewal to postcolonial governance and global finance, this is a unique study that explores the ways in which states and societies in the Global South continue to grapple with, adapt to, and resist the pressures of a hegemonic modernity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Awass, Omer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Prologue: Before Modernity: Agrarian-Based Society Outside of Europe Before the Era of Colonial/Capitalist Hegemony

Part I: Studies in Coloniality

1. Mapping the Emergence of the Global Power Field (GPF) and its Penetration in the Muslim World, c.1850–1950

2. “Double Consciousness,” Orientalism, and Colonial Subjectivity: Understanding the Socio-Historical Dynamics for the Emergence of Western Cultural Hegemony in the Age of European Colonialism, c.1850–1950

3. Attaining Nationhood: The 19th-Century Historical and Political Antecedents for the 20th-Century Emergence of the Nation-State in West Asia

4. Secularization Re-conceived: The Political Genealogy of Secularism in the Muslim World

5. From Empires to Nations: Birth of the Nation-State in West Asia: Islam, Secularity, and Modernity

Part II: Studies in Decoloniality and Neocoloniality

6. The Transformation of the Global Power Field After World War II and Its Impact on the Global South

7. The Projection of a Globalized Communicative Field: Socio-Political Tectonics of Western Cultural/Epistemic Imperialism in the Information Age, c.1945–Present

8. Negotiating Modernity: The Transformation of Islamic Law in the Postcolonial Era

9. Political Revolution and Decolonizing the Modern Nation-State: Religious Governance in Contemporary Iran

10. Normative Responses to Neoliberal Globalization: Fatwas and Capitalist Ideology

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Awass, Omer
Omer Awass is the Resident Scholar of the Open Alliance for the Study of Islamic Spirituality (OASIS) in Gainesville, FL.

Omer Awass is the Resident Scholar of the Open Alliance for the Study of Islamic Spirituality (OASIS) in Gainesville, Florida.