Description: Rethinking Islamist Politics by Salwa Ismail This text revisits the main arguments and explanatory frameworks that have been used since the 1970s to understand Islamic activism, moderate as well as militant and violent, and proposes a rethinking of Islamist politics. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This text revisits the main arguments and explanatory frameworks that have been used since the 1970s to understand Islamic activism, moderate as well as militant and violent, and proposes a rethinking of Islamist politics. Linking macro-level explanations to micro-level analysis, it analyzes Islamist activism and militancy in terms of the interplay of social formation and political structures on the one hand, and network processes within the other. Author Biography Salwa Ismail is Director of the Middle East Politics Programmes in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter. Table of Contents Preface vii 1 The Study of Islamism Revisited 1 2 Confronting the Other: Conservative Islamism in Egypt 27 3 Religious Orthodoxy as Public Morality: The State, Islamism and Cultural Politics in Egypt 58 4 Contemporary Islamism as a Popular Movement: Socio-Spatial Determinants in the Cairo Urban Setting 82 5 Islamist Politics in Algeria and Tunisia: A State-Society Perspective 114 6 The Paradox of Islamist Politics 160 Notes 177 Bibliography 221 Index 241 Review Salwa Ismail has produced a work of great interest. I found it stimulating and thought-provoking, engaging with a wide range of recent literature (most informative), and presenting challenging arguments clearly and cogently. This is a most attractive book for both the academic and general reader. - Sami Zubaida, Birkbeck College, University of London Promotional This text revisits the main arguments and explanatory frameworks that have been used since the 1970s to understand Islamic activism, moderate as well as militant and violent, and proposes a rethinking of Islamist politics. Review Quote Salwa Ismail has produced a work of great interest. I found it stimulating and thought-provoking, engaging with a wide range of recent literature (most informative), and presenting challenging arguments clearly and cogently. - Sami Zubaida, Birkbeck College, University of London Description for Bookstore InRethinking Islamic Politics, Salwa Ismail proposes a whole new way of examining the political culture of Islamism. She revisits the main arguments and explanations that have been used over the past 20 years to understand Islamist activism, moderate as well as militant, and proposes a rethinking of Islamist politics. Details ISBN1860644686 Author Salwa Ismail Short Title RETHINKING ISLAMIST POLITICS Series Library of Modern Middle East Studies Language English ISBN-10 1860644686 ISBN-13 9781860644689 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 297.272 Series Number 19 Year 2003 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint I.B. Tauris Replaced by 9781845111809 DOI 10.1604/9781860644689 UK Release Date 2003-03-28 NZ Release Date 2003-03-28 Subtitle Culture, the State and Islamism Pages 264 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2003-03-28 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2003-03-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11862014;
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