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Paperback. In this authoritative book, Malise Ruthven provides an analysis of the events of September 11 in America. He discusses the role of the global market and examines the tangled web of grievances that formed the substance of the bombers' complaints. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268. Good copy with some shelf wear
The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington were carried out by men steeped in a certain Islamic ideology, which has come to be called Islamism. In A Fury for God, Malise Ruthven reconstructs the events of 11 September and the war in Afghanistan and traces the role of the idea of 'jihad' and examines the permissibility of suicide in Islam. He reconstructs the world-view of Islamist intellectuals like Sayyid Qutb, the Egyptian thinker who has influenced an entire generation of radicals in the Arab world, notably Osama bin Laden. Ruthven highlights their obsessive attention to sexual matters. He also ... Read more
The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington were carried out by men steeped in a certain Islamic ideology, which has come to be called Islamism. In A Fury for God, Malise Ruthven reconstructs the events of 11 September and the war in Afghanistan and traces the role of the idea of 'jihad' and examines the permissibility of suicide in Islam. He reconstructs the world-view of Islamist intellectuals like Sayyid Qutb, the Egyptian thinker who has influenced an entire generation of radicals in the Arab world, notably Osama bin Laden. Ruthven highlights their obsessive attention to sexual matters. He also ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862075733
SKU
KRA0010683
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Malise Ruthven
Malise Ruthven is the author of Islam: A Short Introduction; Islam in the World; The Divine Supermarket (a study of Christian fundamentalism); and of A Satanic Affair (a book about the Rushdie affair). He is a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego.
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