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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456826303321

Titolo

Political Islam and human security [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fethi Mansouri and Shahram Akbarzadeh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle [England], : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006

ISBN

1-282-19039-3

9786612190391

1-4438-0651-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MansouriFethi

AkbarzadehShahram

Disciplina

320.5/57

Soggetti

Islam and politics

Security, International - Islamic countries

Muslim diaspora

Electronic books.

Islamic countries Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Islamists and Muslim diaspora in the west post 9/11 -- pt. 2. Islamists and political violence in Indonesia -- pt. 3. Political Islam in the Middle East and central Asia.

Sommario/riassunto

In the wake of the September 11 and subsequent terrorist attacks, the academic and media commentaries on Islam the religion and Islam the basis for political ideology haves received an unprecedented high level of exposure and attention. The acts of political violence by extremist groups and the omnipresent war on terror have added fresh uncertainties to an already complex global order. Just as terrorism and counter-terrorism are locked in a mutually re-enforcing symbiosis, the sense of insecu...