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Islam and Violence in the Modern Era
Beverley Milton-Edwards
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Description for Islam and Violence in the Modern Era
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HRH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
This book examines dimensions of Islam and violence within wider debates about politics, history, faith, power and struggle both within Muslims' realms and outside. It explores the motif of violence in its myriad aspects including debates about sacrifice, private and public violence, responses and reactions, as well as suicide and martyrdom.
This book examines dimensions of Islam and violence within wider debates about politics, history, faith, power and struggle both within Muslims' realms and outside. It explores the motif of violence in its myriad aspects including debates about sacrifice, private and public violence, responses and reactions, as well as suicide and martyrdom.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403986184
SKU
V9781403986184
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Ref
99-15
About Beverley Milton-Edwards
BEVERLEY MILTON-EDWARDS is a Reader at the School of Politics and International Studies at Queens University in Belfast, UK. She is author of numerous books including Islamic Fundamentalism Since 1945 (2005), Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (1999) and Islamic Politics in Palestine (1996). She is also a national teaching fellow and former e-tutor of the year.
Reviews for Islam and Violence in the Modern Era
''Post 9/11 readers have been inundated with books on Islam, violence and terrorism, many of mixed value by 'instant experts'. Beverley Milton-Edwards' Islam and Violence in the Modern Era is the antidote. A must read for an insightful, incisive analysis that addresses and answers many of the critical questions and choices we face today.' - John L. Esposito, University Professor ... Read more