Providing a much-needed historical overview of a fast-changing socio-political landscape, the main facets of Islamic fundamentalism are put in a global context, with a thematic debate of issues such as:
- the effects of colonialism on Islam
- secularism and the Islamic reaction
- Islam and violence in the 9/11 era
- globalization and transnational Islamist movements
- Islam in the wake of the Arab Awakening
Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 provides an authoritative account of the causes and diversity of Islamic fundamentalism, a modern phenomenon which has grabbed the headlines as a grave threat to the West and a potentially revolutionary trend in the Middle East. It is a valuable resource for students and those interested in the history, effects and consequences of these Islamic movements
Providing a much-needed historical overview of a fast-changing socio-political landscape, the main facets of Islamic fundamentalism are put in a global context, with a thematic debate of issues such as:
- the effects of colonialism on Islam
- secularism and the Islamic reaction
- Islam and violence in the 9/11 era
- globalization and transnational Islamist movements
- Islam in the wake of the Arab Awakening
Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 provides an authoritative account of the causes and diversity of Islamic fundamentalism, a modern phenomenon which has grabbed the headlines as a grave threat to the West and a potentially revolutionary trend in the Middle East. It is a valuable resource for students and those interested in the history, effects and consequences of these Islamic movements
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Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945
192Hardcover(Revised)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415639880 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 08/13/2013 |
Series: | The Making of the Contemporary World |
Edition description: | Revised |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |