The Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1951-2013 : Islamism in a mottled nation / Farish A. Noor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farish A. Noor (Farish Ahmad Noor), 1967- author.

Series:

Religion and society in Asia.

Religion and society in Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parti Islam Semalaysia--History.

Parti Islam Semalaysia.

Islam and politics--Malaysia.

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party PAS is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia today and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. This work recounts the historical development of PAS from 1951 to the present, and looks at how it has risen to become a political movement that is both local and transnational, tracking its rise from the Cold War to the age of the War on Terror, and its evolving ideological postures - from anti-colonialism to post-revolutionary Islamism, as the party adapted itself to the realities of the postmodern global age. PAS's long engagement with modernity and its nuanced approach to the goal of state capture is the focus of this work, as it recounts the story of the Islamist party and Malaysia by extension. Download the Table of Contents and Introduction

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Introduction. Islamism in a Mottled Nation: The Story of PAS

1. 1951-1969: The Orphan of the Cold War. An Islamic Party Steps on the Stage of Malaysian Politics

2. From Internationalism to Communitarianism. PAS as the Defender of Malay Rights: 1970-1982

3. PAS in the Global Islamist Wave: 1982- 1999

4. The Jihad of the Ballot Box: PAS's Democratic Experiment: 2000-2013

5. Religion, Politics, Islam, Islamism. What PAS Is, and What It Is Not

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-079585-4

1-003-70688-6

1-04-080077-7

90-485-2181-5

9781003706885

OCLC:

1059290483