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The Borders of Islam. Exploring Samuel Huntington's Fultlines, from Al-Andalus to the Virtual Ummah
Stig J (Ed) Hansen
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Description for The Borders of Islam. Exploring Samuel Huntington's Fultlines, from Al-Andalus to the Virtual Ummah
Paperback. Offers a set of essays that examines the border zones of Islamic civilisation, be they geographical, cultural or virtual. This book explores the local dynamics in these zones to test whether or not they support or contradict professor Samuel P Huntingdon's thesis of an emerging global confrontation between Islamic civilisation and its neighbours. Editor(s): Hansen, Stig Jarle; Mesoy, Atle; Kardas, Tuncay. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
In his seminal work "The Clash of Civilisations", Harvard professor Samuel P. Huntington claimed that conflict between cultural blocs, or civilizations, will dominate the future. More controversially, he predicted that future conflicts will occur on the borders between Western and Islamic civilisations. The statements of Osama Bin-Laden seem to support his views: 'This battle is not between al-Qaeda and the US,' he said in October 2001. 'This is a battle of Muslims against the Global Crusaders. 'This specially commissioned set of essays sets out critically to examine the border zones of Islamic civilisation, be they geographical, cultural or virtual. The ... Read more
In his seminal work "The Clash of Civilisations", Harvard professor Samuel P. Huntington claimed that conflict between cultural blocs, or civilizations, will dominate the future. More controversially, he predicted that future conflicts will occur on the borders between Western and Islamic civilisations. The statements of Osama Bin-Laden seem to support his views: 'This battle is not between al-Qaeda and the US,' he said in October 2001. 'This is a battle of Muslims against the Global Crusaders. 'This specially commissioned set of essays sets out critically to examine the border zones of Islamic civilisation, be they geographical, cultural or virtual. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HURST & COMPANY
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850659730
SKU
V9781850659730
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About Stig J (Ed) Hansen
Stig Jarle Hansen,a specialist in Islamic philosophy as well as political Islam in Somalia, is currently a senior Researcher at the NIBR Institutein Oslo, Norway. Atle Mesoy is a researcher in political Islam. Tuncay Karadas teaches at Sakarya University where he specializes on Turkish security, political theory and Islam.
Reviews for The Borders of Islam. Exploring Samuel Huntington's Fultlines, from Al-Andalus to the Virtual Ummah
Using Samuel Huntington's thesis as a springboard for each chapter the volume has unity and consistency that is rare in an edited volume. . . Of particular insight is the section on Islam in Africa
too often an ignored continent in general books on political Islam. The chapter by Elena Arigita is also noteworthy, bringing together Spain's Islamic past with the ... Read more
too often an ignored continent in general books on political Islam. The chapter by Elena Arigita is also noteworthy, bringing together Spain's Islamic past with the ... Read more