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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792241603321

Autore

Tamimi Azzam

Titolo

Rachid Ghannouchi : a democrat within Islamism  / / Azzam S. Tamimi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-4237-2676-6

1-280-48133-1

9786610481330

0-19-803207-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Collana

Religion and global politics

Disciplina

321.8/092

Soggetti

Muslim scholars

Democracy - Religious aspects - Islam

Islam and secularism - Tunisia

Islam and politics - Tunisia

Tunisia Politics and government 1987-

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 (p. 247-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; ONE: From Qabis to Paris; TWO: The Journey to Democracy; THREE: The Question of Democracy; FOUR: Secularism; FIVE: Civil Society; SIX: The Territorial State and the New World Order; SEVEN: Islamist Obstacles to Democracy; EIGHT: Ghannouchi's Detractors; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Azzam Tamimi introduces the thought of Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi the renowned Islamic political activist who heads Tunisia's most important, albeit banned, Islamist political opposition to the current authoritarian regime of Zine Abidine Ben Ali.