Religious & theocratic ideologies books

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Novel and Nation in the Muslim World: Literary Contributions and National Identities

Novel and Nation in the Muslim World: Literary Contributions...

Author: Daniella Kuzmanovic ,  Elisabeth Özdalga
ISBN: 9781137477576
Format: Hardback
$290.37

Exploring the relationship between fiction and nation formation in the Muslim world through 12 unique studies from...  Read More >>

Meeting the Ideological Challenge of Islamism: How to combat modern radical Islam

Meeting the Ideological Challenge of Islamism: How to...

Author: Patrick Sookhdeo (Director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity) ,  Anna Bekele
ISBN: 9780991614592
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Islamist extremism is a vital issue facing governments today. Islamist groups are becoming more violent, with increasingly...  Read More >>

Among Russian Sects and Revolutionists: The Extraordinary Life of Prince D. A. Khilkov

Among Russian Sects and Revolutionists: The Extraordinary...

Author: Graham Camfield
ISBN: 9783034319591
Format: Paperback
$150.46

This book explores the extraordinary life of Prince Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Khilkov, analysing the wide variety of...  Read More >>

The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to Religiosity

The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to...

Author: Olivier Roy ,  Arolda Elbasani
ISBN: 9781137517838
Format: Hardback
$422.37

This book shifts analytical focus from macro-politicization and securitization of Islam to Muslims' choices, practices...  Read More >>

Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State

Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State

Author: Andrew Hosken
ISBN: 9781780748061
Format: Paperback
$42.21

ISIS, ISIL, IS, Daesh, the Islamic State - whatever the name, this jihadist movement is the key issue of the day...  Read More >>

Pan-Islam: History and Politics

Pan-Islam: History and Politics

Author: Jacob M. Landau
ISBN: 9781138927650
Format: Hardback
$368.00

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Hunt The Devil: A Demonology of US War Culture

Hunt The Devil: A Demonology of US War Culture

Author: Robert L. Ivie ,  Oscar Giner
ISBN: 9780817318697
Format: Hardback
$131.87

Hunt the Devil explains the origins and processes of the repetitive American reflex to demonize and then wage war...  Read More >>

Sponsoring Sufism: How Governments Promote “Mystical Islam” in their Domestic and Foreign Policies

Sponsoring Sufism: How Governments Promote “Mystical...

Author: F. Muedini
ISBN: 9781137521064
Format: Hardback
$290.37

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Islam and the Challenge of Civilization

Islam and the Challenge of Civilization

Author: Abdelwahab Meddeb ,  Jane Kuntz
ISBN: 9780823264360
Format: Paperback
$60.95

Criticizes readings of the Koran that fuel violent acts, and calls for exegesis of Islam's sacred texts inspired...  Read More >>

Islam and Politics in the Middle East: Explaining the Views of Ordinary Citizens

Islam and Politics in the Middle East: Explaining the...

Author: Mark Tessler
ISBN: 9780253016430
Format: Hardback
$94.95

Utilizing his newly constructed Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, which has been placed in the...  Read More >>

The Virginity Trap in the Middle East

The Virginity Trap in the Middle East

Author: D. Ghanim
ISBN: 9781137517470
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book is a social critique of the cultural taboo of the female virginity in the Middle East. It highlights the...  Read More >>

Twenty-First Century Jihad: Law, Society and Military Action

Twenty-First Century Jihad: Law, Society and Military...

Author: Elisabeth Kendall (University of Edinburgh UK) ,  Ewan Stein
ISBN: 9781780769165
Format: Hardback
$240.00

The term 'jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards...  Read More >>

Les Zouaves Pontificaux En France, En Belgique Et Au Québec: La Mise En Récit d'Une Expérience Historique Transnationale (Xixe - Xxe Siècles)

Les Zouaves Pontificaux En France, En Belgique Et Au...

Author: Eric Bussière ,  Geneviève Duchenne
ISBN: 9782875742742
Format: Paperback
$94.18

Le bataillon des zouaves pontificaux est créé en 1861 et devient régiment en 1867. Il est constitué d'environ 10...  Read More >>

The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement - Updated Edition

The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement...

Author: Carrie Rosefsky Wickham ,  Carrie Rosefsky Wickham
ISBN: 9780691163642
Format: Paperback
$47.99

Following the Arab Spring, the Muslim Brotherhood achieved a level of influence previously unimaginable. Yet the...  Read More >>

Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco and the Arab World

Young Islam: The New Politics of Religion in Morocco...

Author: Avi Max Spiegel
ISBN: 9780691159843
Format: Hardback
$54.99

Today, two-thirds of all Arab Muslims are under the age of thirty. Young Islam takes readers inside the evolving...  Read More >>

Global Alert: The Rationality of Modern Islamist Terrorism and the Challenge to the Liberal Democratic World

Global Alert: The Rationality of Modern Islamist Terrorism...

Author: Boaz Ganor
ISBN: 9780231172127
Format: Hardback
$62.95

Describes the motivations that lead to modern Islamist terrorism and the different stages in the execution of a...  Read More >>

Revolution Under Attack: The Forqan Group of Iran

Revolution Under Attack: The Forqan Group of Iran

Author: Ronen A. Cohen
ISBN: 9781137502490
Format: Hardback
$145.17

During the revolution in Iran, a small, fanatical group called the Forqan used targeted assassinations of religious...  Read More >>

Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh

Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh

Author: Ali Riaz ,  C. Christine Fair
ISBN: 9781138879089
Format: Paperback
$92.99

The past decade has seen a marked policy focus upon Bangladesh, home to nearly 150 million Muslims; it has attracted...  Read More >>

Marxism and the Muslim World

Marxism and the Muslim World

Author: Maxime Rodinson ,  Michael Pallis
ISBN: 9781783603367
Format: Paperback
$33.61

In his trademark polemical style, Maxime Rodinson examines the complexities of political Islam and Marxist ideology...  Read More >>

Inside ISIS: The Brutal Rise of a Terrorist Army

Inside ISIS: The Brutal Rise of a Terrorist Army

Author: Benjamin Hall
ISBN: 9781455590575
Format: Hardback
$56.93

A year ago, few people had heard of ISIS-- today, they are a major terrorist threat.  Read More >>

Boko Haram: Nigeria's Islamist Insurgency

Boko Haram: Nigeria's Islamist Insurgency

Author: Virginia Comolli
ISBN: 9781849044912
Format: Hardback
$44.95

Little is known about these Nigerian Islamist insurgents, and the author sheds invaluable light  Read More >>

The Islamic State: A Brief Introduction

The Islamic State: A Brief Introduction

Author: Charles R. Lister ,  Ahmed Rashid
ISBN: 9780815726678
Format: Paperback
$39.99

What is the Islamic State? Is it a threat as potent and large as Al Qaeda in the early 2000s? Charles R. Lister...  Read More >>

Understanding Terrorism Innovation and Learning: Al-Qaeda and Beyond

Understanding Terrorism Innovation and Learning: Al-Qaeda...

Author: Magnus Ranstorp ,  Magnus Normark
ISBN: 9781317538059
Format: Electronic book text
$382.80

This book examines the role of terrorist innovation and learning in theory and practice, and in the context of three...  Read More >>

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