Islamism Revisited
By: Azzam, Maha (Author).
John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Published: 03/05/2010. Audience Guide: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational.
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This book reconsiders how religion matters and argues that it is the key component in the cultural revolution that involves Muslims globally and the efforts of an increasing number to translate this religious/cultural assertion into a political reality. Islamism is not so much a challenge to democracy as the incorporation of Islam into what is essentially a secular political struggle against dominant political systems. * Assesses why the various expressions of political Islam have remained with us for so long, and traces their evolution. * Identifies the challenges posed by the different manifestations of contemporary Islamism, moderate and radical, not just in terms of security, but in the realm of politics, society and ideas. * Concludes with an assessment of the ramifications of these developments on relations between the West and Muslim states and communities. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 1405179376/9781405179379
TITLE: Islamism Revisited
CONTRIBUTORS: Azzam, Maha (Author)
IMPRINT: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
PUBLISHER: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/05/2010
SUBJECT: Politics, Society, Ideologies, Ethnic
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 152mm x 229mm
PAGES: 144
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational
CONTENTS: 1. How much politics? How much religion?.- History and the present.- The new Islamist domain.- The internal debate.2. Evolving ideologies.- Formulating an ideology of violence.- From gradualism to engagement.- Popular tendencies.3. Globalization.- From modernization to globalization.- The debate over religion and culture.- Islamist links: The Middle East and beyond.4. Democracy.- Islamist agendas.- The state.- Forging an alternative ideology?.5. The West and the Islamists.- The legacy and the contemporary challenge.- Foreign policy and radicalization.- Islamism in Europe.6. Islamism as an evolving ideological and security challenge.- Politics and ideology.- Terrorism.- Empowerment: political, economic, technological and cultural factors.7. Strategies for accommodation.Index
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