Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh : A Complex Web

ISBN-13: 9780415451727 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 192 str.

Riaz Ali; Ali Riyaja; Ali Riaz

Opis

Provides an academic study on the growing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. This book examines the relevance, significance and trajectories of militant Islamist groups in Bangladesh, exploring the complex web of domestic, regional and international events and dynamics that have both engendered and strengthened Islamist militancy in Bangladesh.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Political Landscape of Bangladesh  2. Islamist Politics and the Militants: A Taxonomy  3. The Missing State and the Homegrown Militants  4. A "Friendly" Neighborhood and the Proxy-Wars  5. The Long Shadow of the Distant World  6. Future Trajectories of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh.  Appendix 1: Constitutional Provisions of the Caretaker Government.  Appendix 2: Bomb Attacks in Bangladesh 1999-2005.  Appendix 3: Militant Islamist Organizations in Bangladesh.  Appendix 4: Profiles of Islamist Militant Leaders.  Appendix 5: The JMB Leaflet Calls for Islamic Rule.  The Original Text of the JMB Leaflet 

O autorze

Ali Riaz is Associate Professor and the Chairperson of the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, USA. His publications include God Willing: The Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh (2004), Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh (2005), and Paradise Lost? State Failure in Nepal (with Subho Basu, 2007).