Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. Third printing [stated]. Hardcover. x, [4], 290 pages. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. No DJ present. Raymond William Baker is college Professor of International Politics and Director of the Middle East Program, Trinity College. Baker is an internationally recognized authority on the Arab and Islamic world. The author of a series of critically acclaimed studies of Islam and Arab societies, he was designated as a Carnegie Islam Scholar in Islamic Studies for 2006 – 2008 in recognition for his contributions to the study of Islam. Baker’s books on Islam and politics include Egypt’s Uncertain Revolution Under Nasser and Sadat; Sadat and After: Struggles for Egypt’s Political Soul; Islam Without Fear: Egypt and the New Islamists. Baker co-authored with T. and S. Ismael, Cultural Cleansing in Iraq. His most recent book One Islam, Many Worlds of Muslims was recognized by BookList as one of the ten most important books on religion and spirituality published in 2015. Baker’s research has won support from the National Science Foundation; Ford Foundation; Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities; and the Carnegie Corporation among others. Baker is active in international associations of scholars, including President Emeritus, International Association of Middle East Studies, 2001–present; Governing Board Member, World Organization of Middle East Studies, 2002-present; Governing Board Member, International Center for Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies. Baker has consulted periodically for the State Department, the Department of Defense, USAID, the Pentagon, and other government agencies and foundations. More