Islamic extremism in Kuwait : from the Muslim Brotherhood to al-Qaeda and other Islamist political groups / Falah Abdullah al-Mdaires.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Almdaires, Falah Abdullah, author.

Series:

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 17.

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamāʻat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Kuwait).

Qaida (Organization).

Islamic fundamentalism--Kuwait--History.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Islam--Kuwait--History--20th century.

Islam.

Islam--Kuwait--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first to provide a complete overview of Islamic extremism in Kuwait. It traces the development of Islamist fundamentalist groups in Kuwait, both Shiite and Sunni, from the beginning of the twentieth century. It outlines the nature and origins of the many different groups, considers their ideology and organization, shows how their activities are intertwined with the wider economy, society and politics to the extent that they are now a strong part of society, and discusses their armed activities, including terrorist activities. Although focusing on Kuwait, it includes overage

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The roots of the Islamist political groups; 2 Sunni Islamist political groups; 3 Shi'ite Islamist political groups; 4 The relationships between the Kuwaiti regime and the Islamist political groups; 5 Spread of the Islamist political groups in the social body; 6 Islamist political groups and religious violence, international terrorism; 7 The armed Islamist Sunni jihadist groups; 8 The armed Islamist Shi'ite jihadist groups; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-277) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-98955-2

1-136-98956-0

1-282-58677-7

9786612586774

0-203-85429-2

9780203854297

OCLC:

630539268