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Globalised Islam
Olivier Roy
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Description for Globalised Islam
Paperback. Investigates the emergence of a militant deterritorialized Islam that has fewer links to any particular country and/or culture. This book argues that mainstream Islamist movements in the Muslim world have become Islamo-nationalist, recasting their political action within a national framework (e.g. the Hamas of Palestine, the Hezbullah of Lebanon). Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
Investigates the emerging phenomenon of militant fundamentalist Islam of a global nature and without links to a particular country or culture. Olivier Roy investigates here the emergence of a militant 'de-territorialised' Islam that has fewer and fewer links to any particular country and/or culture. His main contention is that contemporary Islamic fundamentalism is largely a consequence of, and a factor contributing to, globalisation. Roy argues that mainstream Islamist movements in the Muslim world have become 'Islamo-nationalist', recasting their political action within a national framework (e.g. Islamic Iran, the Hamas of Palestine, the Hezbullah of Lebanon), thereby relinquishing their internationalist agenda.Hence ... Read more
Investigates the emerging phenomenon of militant fundamentalist Islam of a global nature and without links to a particular country or culture. Olivier Roy investigates here the emergence of a militant 'de-territorialised' Islam that has fewer and fewer links to any particular country and/or culture. His main contention is that contemporary Islamic fundamentalism is largely a consequence of, and a factor contributing to, globalisation. Roy argues that mainstream Islamist movements in the Muslim world have become 'Islamo-nationalist', recasting their political action within a national framework (e.g. Islamic Iran, the Hamas of Palestine, the Hezbullah of Lebanon), thereby relinquishing their internationalist agenda.Hence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850655985
SKU
V9781850655985
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About Olivier Roy
Olivier Roy, a researcher at C.E.R.I. in Paris, is a world authority on Islam and politics. His books include The Failure of Political Islam (Harvard University Press, 1996) and The New Central Asia (New York University Press, 2000).
Reviews for Globalised Islam
[This] new book provides one of the best and most detailed snapshots of 'real existing Islam' currently available.
The Guardian
a new book by Roy [is] something of an event . . . 'Globalised Islam' is a highly original, methodologically rigorous . . . superb and complex sociological study.
The Washington Post
High-octane brainwork . . ... Read more
The Guardian
a new book by Roy [is] something of an event . . . 'Globalised Islam' is a highly original, methodologically rigorous . . . superb and complex sociological study.
The Washington Post
High-octane brainwork . . ... Read more