Islam and Politics (3rd edition)

ISBN-13: 9781138486980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 470 str.

Peter Mandaville

Opis

This book is an accessible and comprehensive account of political Islam in the contemporary world. Providing a broad introduction to all major aspects of the interface of Islam and politics it combines an accessible style with sufficient depth for the academic classroom.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Thinking about Islam and politics in global perspective  2. Islam and politics: History and key concepts  3. State formation and the making of Islamism  4. Islam in the system: The evolution of Islamism as political strategy  5. Islam as the system: Islamic states and "Islamization" from above  6. Islam for lack of a system: Islamism in weak and failed states 7. Radical Islamism and jihad beyond the nation-state  8. Towards post-Islamism? Globalization and Muslim politics  9. Conclusion: The Arab Uprisings and beyond

O autorze

Peter Mandaville is Professor of International Affairs in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in the United States. He is the author of Transnational Muslim Politics: Reimagining the Umma and has also co-edited several volumes of essays. His research interests include social and political movements in the Muslim world and post-Western international relations.