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The many faces of political Islam : religion and politics in the Muslim world / Mohammed Ayoob.
LIBRA BP173.7 .A875 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ayoob, Mohammed, 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics.
- Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
- Islamic countries.
- Islamic countries--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 213 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Analysts and pundits from across the American political spectrum describe Islamic fundamentalism as one of the greatest threats to modern, Western-style democracy. Yet very few non-Muslims would be able to venture an accurate definition of political Islam. Mohammed Ayoob's The Many Faces of Political Islam thoroughly describes the myriad manifestations of this rising ideology and analyzes its impact on global relations.
- Contents:
- Defining concepts, demolishing myths
- Islam's multiple voices
- Self-proclaimed Islamic states
- Between ideology and pragmatism
- Muslim democracies
- Islamist national resistance
- Transnational Islam
- The many faces of political Islam.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780472099719
- 047209971X
- 9780472069712
- 0472069713
- OCLC:
- 162145895
- Online:
- Publisher description
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