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Transnational Political Islam: Religion, Ideology and Power: Globalization, Ideology and Power (Critical Studies on Islam)
Azza Karam (Ed.)
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Description for Transnational Political Islam: Religion, Ideology and Power: Globalization, Ideology and Power (Critical Studies on Islam)
Paperback. Tackles the diversity of Islamist thinking and practice and how it relates to the latest global political and economic trends. Editor(s): Karam, Azza M. Series: Critical Studies on Islam. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Political Islam, to be distinguished from Islam as a culture or a religion, and from Islamic Fundamentalism, is an increasingly important feature of the western political scene. The ideologies of Political Islam reflect the fact that some of their adherents live and work within a Western socio-political context. With a range of outstanding contributors that includes academics and human rights advocates this book tackles the diversity of Islamist thinking and practice in various Western countries and explores their transnational connections in both East and West. The book analyses developments in Islamist ... Read more
Political Islam, to be distinguished from Islam as a culture or a religion, and from Islamic Fundamentalism, is an increasingly important feature of the western political scene. The ideologies of Political Islam reflect the fact that some of their adherents live and work within a Western socio-political context. With a range of outstanding contributors that includes academics and human rights advocates this book tackles the diversity of Islamist thinking and practice in various Western countries and explores their transnational connections in both East and West. The book analyses developments in Islamist ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Critical Studies on Islam
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745316253
SKU
V9780745316253
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About Azza Karam (Ed.)
Azza Karam serves as the senior advisor on culture at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). She is the author of Transnational Political Islam (Pluto Press, 2004) and Islamisms, Women and the State (Palgrave Macmillan, 1998).
Reviews for Transnational Political Islam: Religion, Ideology and Power: Globalization, Ideology and Power (Critical Studies on Islam)
'Presents a unique insight into the relations between political Islam or Islamism in the Muslim world and its links within the western world. Rather than the simplistic notion of Islamism as terrorism, the authors of this collection argue for a more profound and subtle understanding of the intersection between religion and politics. This volume is a must for students of ... Read more