A fundamental fear
Subtitle: Eurocentrism and the emergence of Islamism
By: S. Sayyid
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Islam -- 20th century; Islamic fundamentalism; Islam and politics; Eurocentrism; Kemalism -- 20th century
Description: "This is a provocative account of the ways in which Muslim identities have come to play an increasingly political role in recent years. Theoretically innovative, it shows how Islamic movements - despite the wide variety of their manifestations - are best understood as a continuation of political and cultural decolonization." "This study draws upon the full breadth of post-structuralist thought as a means of better understanding Islamism. As such, it is necessary reading for all those who are interested in the Muslim world - in both its state and diasporic forms - as well as academics concerned with questions of 'race' and place in a poststructuralist context."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-178) and index
Table of contents: title: Prololgue: the return of the repressed; title: Framin' fundamentalism; title: Thinking Islamism, (re)thinking Islam; title: Kemalism and the politicization of Islam; title: Islam, modernity and the West; title: Islamism and the limits of the invisible empire; title: Epilogue: Islamism/Eurocentrism