Islamic extremism and the war of ideas : lessons from Indonesia / John Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, John, 1960-

Contributor:

Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 592.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 592

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Indonesia.

Islam and politics.

Islamic fundamentalism--Indonesia.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Indonesia--Politics and government.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John Hughes examines lessons learned from the practice of public diplomacy?especially international broadcasting?in the cold war and tells how the United States could more effectively counter extremism, promote democracy, and improve understanding of itself in the Islamic world. He offers Indonesia as a successful example of the melding of democracy, Islam, and modernity and suggests that this country and other nations where Islam and democracy coexist?such as Turkey?could play a significant role in helping thwart Islamist extremism.

Contents:

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Part I - The Rise and Fall of USIA; Part II - Indonesia: Where Democracy and Islam Coexist; Part III - Indonesia: An Example for Islam?; Part IV - What We Should Do; Notes; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution'sHerbert and Jane Dwight Working Groupon Islamism and the International Order; Index

Notes:

Published in association with the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817911669

0817911669

OCLC:

692360193