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Author: Olivier Roy ,
George Holoch
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.170kg
ISBN: 9780231141031
ISBN 10: 0231141033
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 31 August 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: French
Reviews
A work of sustained deconstruction, [Roy] takes apart the myths, cliches and prejudices which characterise the current conversation about Islam. -- The Economist [A] brilliant little book. -- Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs A remarkable book: articulate, original, lucid, without a paragraph that fails to contain an interesting thought. -- Claire Belinski, New York Sun [A] valuable little monograph. -- Martin Levin, Globe & Mail Roy provides a useful corrective to the interpretation of Islamism. -- John Gray, Harper's Superb... a welcome contribution to political science, sociology, religious studies& mdash;and statecraft. -- Choice [A] cogent work. -- Middle East Journal An insightful analysis. -- Talip Kucukcan, Insight Turkey Rich in theoretical analysis. -- American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
A work of sustained deconstruction, [Roy] takes apart the myths, cliches and prejudices which characterise the current conversation about Islam. The Economist 8/11/2007 [A] brilliant little book. -- Philip H. Gordon Foreign Affairs 10/1/07 A remarkable book: articulate, original, lucid, without a paragraph that fails to contain an interesting thought. -- Claire Belinski New York Sun 9/19/07 [A] valuable little monograph. -- Martin Levin Globe & Mail 12/8/07 Roy provides a useful corrective to the interpretation of Islamism. -- John Gray Harper's 1/1/08 Superb... a welcome contribution to political science, sociology, religious studies - and statecraft. Choice 1/1/08 [A] cogent work. Middle East Journal 62:1 An insightful analysis. -- Talip Kucukcan Insight Turkey Vol 10, No 4 Rich in theoretical analysis. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences Vol 26 No 2
Author Information
Olivier Roy is research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and lectures at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP) in Paris. His books with Columbia University Press include The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East; Globalized Islam; and, with Amel Boubekeur, Whatever Happened to the Islamists? Salafis, Heavy Metal Muslims, and the Lure of Consumerist Islam.
