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Islamism : religion, radicalization, and resistance / Anders Strindberg and Mats Wärn

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Polity Press , 2011Description: 238 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745640624 (pbk)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP 173.7  S918i 2011
Contents:
Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Islamist challenge 2. Definitions and representations: the legacy of Orientalism 3. `The Fanonian Impulse': Islamism as identity and ideology 4. Roots and branches: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas 5. Islamists without borders: al-Qa'ida and its affiliates 6. Hezbollah: Islamism as obligation to resistance and governance 7. Bitter harvest: Algerian Islamism 8. Western Europe: Islamism as mirror image 9. Conclusion: Islamism and a fragmented quest for dignity Bibliography
Summary: Islamism has emerged as one of the most significant political ideologies of the 21st century. This book offers a rigorous and balanced analysis of how and why Islamism has risen to the fore and what accounts for the often vastly different political agendas, tactical choices and strategic objectives of individual Islamist groups.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BP 173.7 S918i 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000126882

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Islamist challenge 2. Definitions and representations: the legacy of Orientalism 3. `The Fanonian Impulse': Islamism as identity and ideology 4. Roots and branches: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas 5. Islamists without borders: al-Qa'ida and its affiliates 6. Hezbollah: Islamism as obligation to resistance and governance 7. Bitter harvest: Algerian Islamism 8. Western Europe: Islamism as mirror image 9. Conclusion: Islamism and a fragmented quest for dignity Bibliography

Islamism has emerged as one of the most significant political ideologies of the 21st century. This book offers a rigorous and balanced analysis of how and why Islamism has risen to the fore and what accounts for the often vastly different political agendas, tactical choices and strategic objectives of individual Islamist groups.

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