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Power Struggles in the Middle East: The Islamist Politics of Hizbullah and the Muslim Brotherhood
Eva Dingel
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Description for Power Struggles in the Middle East: The Islamist Politics of Hizbullah and the Muslim Brotherhood
Hardcover. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HBE; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah? What do the two movements - one Sunni and one Shi'a - have in common? Despite being classified by a number of countries as 'terrorist' organisations, both are in fact serious political players in the states in which they operate - Egypt and Lebanon. Both have, at various points, advocated pan-Islamism: the unity of Muslims under an Islamic state or caliphate, but, rather than considering them as extremist religious movements, Eva Dingel here studies them as players within the political process. She considers why, at certain points, they have chosen to play by ... Read more
Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah? What do the two movements - one Sunni and one Shi'a - have in common? Despite being classified by a number of countries as 'terrorist' organisations, both are in fact serious political players in the states in which they operate - Egypt and Lebanon. Both have, at various points, advocated pan-Islamism: the unity of Muslims under an Islamic state or caliphate, but, rather than considering them as extremist religious movements, Eva Dingel here studies them as players within the political process. She considers why, at certain points, they have chosen to play by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784534332
SKU
V9781784534332
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About Eva Dingel
Eva Dingel holds a PhD in Politics from the Freie Universitat Berlin (FU Berlin). She has held a research associate position at the Orient Institut in Beirut and is currently working with a non-governmental organization focused on Middle East politics and media.
Reviews for Power Struggles in the Middle East: The Islamist Politics of Hizbullah and the Muslim Brotherhood
'Dingel makes a timely and important contribution to the debates surrounding the topic of political Islam. The book is an innovative, well-argued and thoroughly researched addition to the debates surrounding the development of political Islam, and very nicely complements the political science literature on power structures and transformation processes in the Middle East.' - Rachid Ouaissa, Philipps-Universitaet Marburg, 'A very ... Read more