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Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World
Avi Max Spiegel
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Description for Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JHB; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Today, two-thirds of all Arab Muslims are under the age of thirty. Young Islam takes readers inside the evolving competition for their support--a competition not simply between Islamism and the secular world, but between different and often conflicting visions of Islam itself. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research among rank-and-file activists in Morocco, Avi Spiegel shows how Islamist movements are encountering opposition from an unexpected source--each other. In vivid and compelling detail, he describes the conflicts that arise as Islamist groups vie with one another for new recruits, and the unprecedented fragmentation that occurs as members wrangle over a shared ... Read more
Today, two-thirds of all Arab Muslims are under the age of thirty. Young Islam takes readers inside the evolving competition for their support--a competition not simply between Islamism and the secular world, but between different and often conflicting visions of Islam itself. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research among rank-and-file activists in Morocco, Avi Spiegel shows how Islamist movements are encountering opposition from an unexpected source--each other. In vivid and compelling detail, he describes the conflicts that arise as Islamist groups vie with one another for new recruits, and the unprecedented fragmentation that occurs as members wrangle over a shared ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691159843
SKU
V9780691159843
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About Avi Max Spiegel
Avi Max Spiegel is associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of San Diego.
Reviews for Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World
Winner of a Washington Post Abu Aardvark 2015 Middle East Book Award Co-Winner of the 2016 Book Award, Religion and International Relations Section, International Studies Association "This book offers a fascinating look at the competition between different Islamist groups in Morocco. Spiegel presents a rich political narrative, but also a nicely textured look at the lived experience of Islamist political ... Read more