The Columbia World Dictionary of Islamism
Contributors: John King (Translator)
Edition: English Ed edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: September 25, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780231131308
Subjects: Islamic studies; Reference works; General; Islam - General; Religion / Islam; Religion; History - General History; Dictionaries; Islam; Islam and politics
Description: "Antoine Sfeir's Columbia World Dictionary of Islamismis a major resource. Translated for the first time from the original French, this volume features more than two thousand entries on the history of Islamism and Islamic countries. It provides a balanced account of events and organizations, as well as philosophers, activists, militants, and other prominent figures, and offers a window into a movement that has irrevocably changed both Muslim and Western societies. The dictionary includes entries on the roots of Islamism and jihad in Africa, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, the Balkans, and the United States, among many other countries and locations."--Jacket.