Quinn Mecham is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Coordinator for Middle East Studies at Brigham Young University. Julie Chernov Hwang is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Goucher College.
"""[T]his pioneering volume, which is clear and accessible in both argument and style, should prove highly illuminating for students of Islamist and comparative politics, as well as for politicians and non-expert readers."" * Political Studies Review * ""A superb book that offers balanced, nuanced, evidence-based thoughtful analysis at both the case study and comparative levels."" * R. William Liddle, Ohio State University * ""This empirically rich and level-headed approach to Islamist politics combines a broad theoretical and analytical framework with deep knowledge of particular cases in and beyond the Arab world."" * Nathan J. Brown, George Washington University *"