Jihad : the trail of political Islam /
"The late twentieth century has witnessed the emergence of an unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: Islamist political movements. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power throughout the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts everywhere. Their ji...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translation of: Jihad : expansion et declin de l'Islamisme. |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2002.
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| Summary: | "The late twentieth century has witnessed the emergence of an unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: Islamist political movements. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power throughout the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts everywhere. Their jihad, or "Holy Struggle," aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of the Koran. Religious ideology proved a cohesive force, gathering followers ranging from students and the young urban poor to middle-class professionals."--Book cover. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 454 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674008774 9780674008779 0674010906 9780674010901 |