An edition of Rethinking political Islam (2017)

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Shadi Hamid, William F. McCant ...
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An edition of Rethinking political Islam (2017)

Rethinking political Islam

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The "twin shocks" of the Egyptian coup and the rise of ISIS have challenged conventional wisdom on political Islam, forcing scholars and Muslim activists to reconsider some of the basic assumptions about Sunni Islamist movements. While ISIS and other jihadist groups garner the most media attention, the vast majority of Islamists are of the mainstream variety, seeking gradual change and participating in parliamentary politics when they're allowed to. It is these groups that are the focus of this book. They not only represent the future of what we call "political Islam," but they also - in their own struggles adapting to the changes of recent years - provide a fascinating window into a rapidly changing Middle East. The breadth of the book is expansive, covering the experience of Islamist groups in twelve countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Pakistan, as well as Malaysia and Indonesia. In each of these cases, contributors consider how Muslim Brotherhood and Brotherhood-inspired Islamist movements have grappled with fundamental questions, including gradual versus revolutionary approaches to change, the use of tactical or situational violence, attitudes toward the nation-state, and how ideology and political variables interact. The case studies include authoritarian and democratic states and are not solely focused on the Arab world, allowing readers to consider a greater diversity of Islamist experiences.

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English
Pages
377

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
320.55/7
Library of Congress
BP173.7 .H35547 2017, BP173.7.H35547 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 377 pages
Number of pages
377

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26928241M
ISBN 10
0190649194, 0190649208
ISBN 13
9780190649197, 9780190649203
LCCN
2017006322
OCLC/WorldCat
960276884

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