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Whatever Happened to the Islamists?: Salafis, Heavy Metal Muslims and the Lure of Consumerist Islam
Amel Boubekeur
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Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. But like all utopian beliefs, such as Communism, Islamism cannot entirely resist the broader currents of political and social change that confront it today, especially globalisation. Through meticulous on the ground and theoretical research in to the trajectories of current and former Islamists, the contributors to this book seek to understand what has become of political Islam. While many scholars have focused on the drift to violence of historical ... Read more
Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. But like all utopian beliefs, such as Communism, Islamism cannot entirely resist the broader currents of political and social change that confront it today, especially globalisation. Through meticulous on the ground and theoretical research in to the trajectories of current and former Islamists, the contributors to this book seek to understand what has become of political Islam. While many scholars have focused on the drift to violence of historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850659402
SKU
V9781850659402
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99-71
About Amel Boubekeur
Amel Boubekeur is Research Fellow and head of the Islam and Europe Programme at the Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels.Olivier Roy is Professor at EHESS, the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences in Paris. Among his books are 'Globalised Islam: The Search for a new Ummah'.
Reviews for Whatever Happened to the Islamists?: Salafis, Heavy Metal Muslims and the Lure of Consumerist Islam
'Whatever Happened to the Islamists? will be welcomed by all who seek to understand the impact of the Arab uprising and the role of Islamists during this historic period of political transformation in the Arab world.' - John L. Esposito, University Professor, Georgetown University and author of The Future of Islam 'Amel Boubekeur and Olivier Roy present ... Read more