Islamic Fundamentalism 3rd Edition: The Story of Islamist Movements / Edition 3

by Youssef M. Choueiri

Overview

The world of Islamic fundamentalism has become, more or less, a daily preoccupation, not only of journalists and scholars, but, more importantly, of almost all governments and security services across the globe. This book presents a striking analysis of how and why Islamism and Jihadism have become such potent contemporary political forces, shedding new light on a much-misunderstood situation.
This revised edition offers an analytical survey of the modern and contemporary Islamist movements by linking their emergence and potency to the historical background of Muslim societies and their encounter with Western globalism. Thus, it also locates the advent of new Islamist espousals of democratic governance. It includes an entirely new section dealing with post-1997 aspects, a section on al-Qa'ida and the aftermath of 9/11, as well as a discussion of the global reach of Islamism. This comprehensive volume explores the advent of a new wave of Islamism and its manifestations in Western countries, concluding with an overall evaluation of the future prospects of Islamism and alternative Western policies ranging from direct confrontation to political dialogue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826498014
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/24/2010
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Youssef M Choueiri is Reader in Islamic Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He has authored and edited a number of books, including "Islamic Fundamentalism "(Continuum, 2003), "Arab Nationalism "(Blackwell, 2002) and "A Companion to the History of the Middle East "(Blackwell, 2005).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Islamic Revivalism2. Islamic Reformism3. The Transcendence of Islam4. Prelude to Radical Islamism5. Islamic Radicalism6. The Doctrine and its Methods7. National Dilemmas and Failures8. Election or Armed StruggleFurther ReadingBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"A comprehensive study that puts forward among other useful interpretations the idea that Islamic fundamentalism represents "the latest and perhaps the last attempt to establish a totalitarian Islamic state." Choueiri also demonstrates that even Islamists most intent on rejecting the "other" in favor of an Islamist authenticity often rely on ideologies advanced by outsiders." - Professor L. Carl Brown, Princeton University, USA

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