LEADER 02983nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910451308103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-81279-6 010 $a0-8157-9602-1 010 $a9786610812790 035 $a(CKB)1000000000446785 035 $a(EBL)273524 035 $a(OCoLC)476016309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000184010 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12065947 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184010 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10199386 035 $a(PQKB)11076659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000361955 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12103986 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361955 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10364003 035 $a(PQKB)11282384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273524 035 $a(OCoLC)1017610352 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse60872 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL273524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063919 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81279 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000446785 100 $a20041017d2003 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIslam$b[electronic resource] $ea mosaic, not a monolith /$fVartan Gregorian 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-3283-X 311 $a0-8157-3282-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA brief survey of Islam -- Clash of modernists and traditionalists -- Challenges of the twentieth century -- Islamism : liberation politics -- Quests for democracy and modernity -- Need for mutual knowledge and understanding. 330 $a After World War II, leading western powers focused their attention on fighting the "Red Menace," Communism. Today, as terrorist activity is increasingly linked to militant Islamism, some politicians and scholars fear a "Green Menace," a Pan-Islamic totalitarian movement fueled by monolithic religious ideology. Such fears have no foundation in history, according to Vartan Gregorian. In this succinct, powerful survey of Islam, Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith. The book begins with an accessible overview of Isla 606 $aIslam and politics$zIslamic countries 606 $aIslamic renewal$zIslamic countries 606 $aNationalism$zIslamic countries$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aIslamic countries$xPolitics and government$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIslam and politics 615 0$aIslamic renewal 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory 676 $a320.91767 676 $a320.917671 700 $aGregorian$b Vartan$0641469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451308103321 996 $aIslam$91913724 997 $aUNINA