Revolutionaries and reformers : contemporary Islamist movements in the Middle East / edited by Barry Rubin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Barry M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic renewal--Middle East.

Islamic renewal.

Islam--Middle East--20th century.

Islam.

Islam and state--Middle East.

Islam and state.

Islam and politics--Middle East.

Islam and politics.

Middle East--Politics and government.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 231 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Looks at Islamist movements seeking power today, and the difficult choices they face.

Contents:

Intro

REVOLUTIONARIES AND REFORMERS

Contents

Preface

1. Why Radical Muslims Aren't Taking Over Governments by Emmanuel Sivan

2. Radical Islam in Egypt A Comparison of Two Groups by David Zeidan

3. The Development of Palestinian Islamic Groups by Reuven Paz

4. Radical Islamist Movements in Turkey by Ely Karmon

5. Islamism and the State in North Africa by Bruce Maddy-Weitzman and Meir Litvak

6. Hizballah: Between Armed Struggle and Domestic Politics by Eyal Zisser

7. Balancing State and Society: The Islamic Movement in Kuwait by Shafeeq N. Ghabra

8. The Rise of the Islamist Movement in Turkey by Nilufer Narli

9. Fethullah Gulen and His Liberal 'Turkish Islam' Movement by Bulent Aras and Omer Caha

10. Islam and Democracy by Ali R. Abootalebi

11. Mediating Middle East Conflicts: An Alternative Approach by George E. Irani

12. Liberal Islam: Prospects and Challenges by Charles Kurzman

13. Inside the Islamic Reformation by Dale F. Eickelman

14. Islamist Movements in the Middle East: A Survey and Balance Sheet by Barry Rubin

List of Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8739-3

1-4175-2396-4

OCLC:

55896195