Understanding Islam and the West : critical skills for students / Nathan Lean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lean, Nathan Chapman, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Islamic countries--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Islamic countries.

Western countries--Foreign relations--Islamic countries.

Western countries.

Islam.

Islam and politics.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

xv, 215 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2018]

Summary:

As the world's second-largest faith and by some accounts the most fast-growing, Islam is often at the forefront of intense public conversation in debates about politics, international relations, globalization, modern society and culture. From the rise of ISIS and revolutions in North Africa and Middle East to more tempered discussions about what it means to be a Muslim in the West and foreign policy making, this student focused textbook, unpacks how we talk about and represent Islam, its place in and relationship to "the West". Supported by an accessible introduction, real-world case studies, a glossary of terms and discussion points at the end of each chapter, Nathan Lean offers students a comprehensive and alternative framework to Islam and the West in the 21st Century.

Contents:

A clash of civilizations or a clash of representations?

Identity politics

Reversing rhetorical foundations

From prose to policy: a discourse of dualism

Foreign enemies, domestic threats, and the media

Religion, language and society

The misappropriation of Arabic words

The soft prejudice of Western expectations

A clash of representations

The new ism enemy: Islamism

The illogical search for moderate Muslims

Understanding the West as an ideological enemy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Lean, Nathan Chapman. Understanding Islam and the West.

ISBN:

9781786602107

9781786602091

1786602091

1786602105

OCLC:

992485308

Publisher Number:

99976998707