Description: Rethinking Islamist Politics by Salwa Ismail In an atmosphere of growing concern over the threat posed by Islamist violence, political Islamism has become the most important of geopolitical issues. This book talks about the phenomenon of political Islam, determined by macro and micro-level changes in the Muslim world, and the socio-economic and political settings. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In an atmosphere of growing concern over the threat posed by Islamist violence, political Islamism has become the most important of geopolitical issues. In the process, it has been misrepresented. Contrary to what many believe, Islamist movements are characterised by their diversity. Revisiting the main arguments and explanations that have been used over the past twenty years to understand Islamist activism, moderate as well as militant, Salwa Ismail here proposes a rethinking of Islamist politics. The phenomenon of political Islam is determined by macro and micro-level changes in the Muslim world, such as the retreat of the welfare state across the Middle East, and the subsequent expansion in the role of informal political activists in the popular neighbourhoods of such cities as Algiers or Cairo. Ismail examines both levels to explain the socio-economic and political settings out of which Islamism has developed. Her focus is both the economic and political environments that fomented Islamism, and the structures of Islamist movements themselves (from their ideologies to their modes of action).Looking at Islamism as a form of contestation politics, Ismail offers a reassessment of its failures and successes - limited, as it is, by its use of violence, but capable of real mobilisation at a popular level. "Rethinking Islamist Politics" will be vital reading for anyone seeking to understand such spectacular expressions of Islamism as the September 11th attacks, but also the everyday struggles of ordinary people which Islamism embodies. Author Biography Salwa Ismail is Senior Lecturer in Middle East Politics, Department of Politics, University of Exeter. Table of Contents Preface * The Study of Islamism Revisited * Confronting the other: Conservative Islamism in Egypt * Religious Orthodoxy as Public Morality: The State, Islamism and Cultural Politics in Egypt * Contemporary Islamism as a Popular Movement: Socio-Spatial Determinants in the Cairo Urban Setting * Islamist Politics in Algeria & Tunisia: A State-Society Perspective * The Paradox of Islamist Politics * Notes * Bibliography * Index Preface * The Study of Islamism Revisited * Confronting the other: Conservative Islamism in Egypt * Religious Orthodoxy as Public Morality: The State, Islamism and Cultural Politics in Egypt * Contemporary Islamism as a Popular Movement: Socio-Spatial Determinants in the Cairo Urban Setting * Islamist Politics in Algeria & Tunisia: A State-Society Perspective * The Paradox of Islamist Politics * Notes * Bibliography * Index 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 an excellent book...recommended. F. J. A D L EY Columbia University Promotional In an atmosphere of growing concern over the threat posed by Islamist violence, political Islamism has become the most important of geopolitical issues. This book talks about the phenomenon of political Islam, determined by macro and micro-level changes in the Muslim world, and the socio-economic and political settings. Long Description For over twenty years the politics of Islamic activists have broadly been explained and understood in the West as a threat to all that is most valued in modern political discourse. Salwa Ismail now proposes a whole new way of examining the political culture of the world of Islamism. She revisits the main arguments and explanations that have been used over the past twenty years to understand Islamist activism, moderate as well as militant, 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, and presenting challenging arguments clearly and cogently." --Sami Zubaida, Birkbeck College, University of London Details ISBN184511180X Author Salwa Ismail Short Title RETHINKING ISLAMIST POLITICS Language English ISBN-10 184511180X ISBN-13 9781845111809 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 297.272 Year 2006 Series Library of Modern Middle East Studies Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition New edition Imprint I.B. Tauris Subtitle Culture, the State and Islamism DOI 10.1604/9781845111809 Series Number 19 UK Release Date 2006-05-26 NZ Release Date 2006-05-26 Pages 264 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Edition Description New edition Publication Date 2006-05-26 Audience General AU Release Date 2006-05-25 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:11755334;
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ISBN-13: 9781845111809
Book Title: Rethinking Islamist Politics: Culture, the State and Islamism
Item Height: 216mm
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Author: Salwa Ismail
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Islam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
