Global political Islam / Peter Mandaville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandaville, Peter G., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Islam and state.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Islam.

Globalization.

Ummah (Islam).

Physical Description:

xv, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

This book is an accessible and comprehensive account of the international and global dimensions of political Islam in the twenty-first century. Drawing on insights from international relations and Islamic studies, it explains the complex interaction between political Islam, nationalism, and globalisation and demonstrates how this transcends any simplified model of a clash of civilizations. The book illuminates the theory with a number of detailed case studies of the Arab Middle East, Central and South Asia, Southeast Asia and Islam in Europe and North America. It also provides a detailed account of Al-Qaeda as a transnational network. Subjects covered by the book include: history of political Islam, how political Islam interacts with the nation state and the global economy, the cultural and identity politics of Islam, a wide variety of international case studies, profiles of key movements and individuals.

Fully illustrated throughout, featuring maps, a glossary and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal introduction to the crucial role of political Islam in the contemporary world.

Contents:

Introduction : thinking about Islam and politics in global perspective

Islam and politics : history and key concepts

State formation and the making of Islamism

Islam in the system : the evolution of Islamism as political strategy

Islam as the system : Islamic states and "Islamization" from above

Islam for lack of a system : Islamism in weak and failed states

Radical Islamism and jihad beyond the nation-state

Muslim transnationalism : brotherhoods, networks, diasporas

Who speaks for Islam? : religious authority in the global umma

Beyond Islamism : globalization and Muslim politics

Appendix : key economic and political indicators for selected Muslim countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-375) and index.

ISBN:

9780415326063

0415326060

9780415326070

0415326079

9780203358511

0203358511

OCLC:

83977519

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