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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785216803321

Titolo

Political Islam and governance in Bangladesh / / edited by Ali Riaz and C. Christine Fair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-92623-2

1-136-92624-0

1-282-91298-4

9786612912986

0-203-84530-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; ; 33

Altri autori (Persone)

FairC. Christine

RiazAli

Disciplina

320.55/7095492

Soggetti

Islam and culture - Bangladesh

Islam and politics - Bangladesh

Islamic fundamentalism - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Politics and government 1971-

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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Political culture in contemporary Bangladesh: Histories, ruptures and contradictions; 2 Political violence in Bangladesh; 3 Who are the Islamists?; 4 Who are the militants?; 5 Bangladeshi civil society and Islamist politics; 6 Islamist politics and education; 7 Islamist politics and popular culture; 8 Islamist militancy in Bangladesh: Regional and extra-regional dimensions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The past decade has seen a marked policy focus upon Bangladesh, home to nearly 150 million Muslims; it has attracted the attention of the world due to weak governance and the rising tide of Islamist violence. This book provides a broad-ranging analysis of the growth and impact of ""political Islam"" in Bangladesh, and reactions to it. Grounded in empirical data, experts on Bangladesh examine the



changing character of Bangladeshi politics since 1971, with a particular focus on the convergence of governance, Islamism and militancy. They examine the impacts of Islamist politics on education, p