religion, radicalization, and resistance Strindberg, Anders creator Wärn, Mats text enk Cambridge Polity Press 2011 monographic eng

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238 p. : 23 cm 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. 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 Anders Strindberg and Mats Wärn Islamismo Islamismo y política BP 173.7 S918i 2011 9780745640624 (pbk) 130519 20230411090113.0 IT\ICCU\UFI\0570375 spa