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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786347103321

Autore

Hughes John <1960->

Titolo

Islamic extremism and the war of ideas [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from Indonesia / / John Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2010

ISBN

0-8179-1166-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 592

Disciplina

320.5/5709598

Soggetti

Islam and politics - Indonesia

Islamic fundamentalism - Indonesia

Indonesia Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Part I - The Rise and Fall of USIA; Part II - Indonesia: Where Democracy and Islam Coexist; Part III - Indonesia: An Example for Islam?; Part IV - What We Should Do; Notes; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution'sHerbert and Jane Dwight Working Groupon Islamism and the International Order; Index

Sommario/riassunto

John Hughes examines lessons learned from the practice of public diplomacy?especially international broadcasting?in the cold war and tells how the United States could more effectively counter extremism, promote democracy, and improve understanding of itself in the Islamic world. He offers Indonesia as a successful example of the melding of democracy, Islam, and modernity and suggests that this country and other nations where Islam and democracy coexist?such as Turkey?could play a significant role in helping thwart Islamist extremism.