Overview

Since the mid-1970s, radical groups within the world's religions have grown in size and popularity, taking on more active roles in the political discourses of their respective societies. In the Middle East, this phenomenon has been most pronounced, as groups espousing such outlooks have engaged in comprehensive campaigns - sometimes involving the use of terrorism and other violent tactics - to alter the political systems of the states in which these organizations reside as well as in countries abroad. This collection is an insightful, well documented anthology which provides an in-depth political analysis of religious radicalism in the Greater Middle East - a recently defined area encompassing the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. The contributors, experts in their fields, present various conceptual perspectives within the framework of political science, including international relations, Middle East studies and political sociology. This work is not only topical and up to date but embodies in its fourteen portrait studies all the fundamental elements of the cultural geography and history of the Middle East.

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Author:   Efraim Inbar ,  Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No 3
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780714643267

ISBN 10:   0714643262
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 January 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Contemporary Review, July 1997 ""This insightful, well-documented anthology clearly identifies the common thread and threat of religious extremism affecting the entire Middle East ... The reader will find much food for thought here and a welcome antidote to the all too frequent sensationalism of simplistic media coverage ... The book is not only topical and up to date but embodies in its fourteen portrait studies all the fundamental elements of the cultural geography and history of the Middle East."" Times Literary Supplement, 30 May 1997 Journal of Palestine Studies - Summer 1998 - Reviewed by Norbert Scholz ""This collection offers a refreshing antidote to populist notions about the existence of a ""fundamentalist internationale"". Orbis, Fall 98 Political Studies- "" This interesting and useful study examines the nature of religious fundamentalism in the Greater Middle East"" ISRAFAX, Vol. XI, No. 220, Nov. 1999 ""The subjects analyzed in this book are unique in many ways ... This collection provides comprehwensive political analysis of religious radicalism in the Greater Middle East - including Central Asia and North America - which is invaluable to scholars, policymakers and lay people alike."" Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ""A worthwhile collection that contains a good deal of material and insight for those interested in the contemporary Middle East and Central Asia."" BIPAC Briefing ""Highly recommended."

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