Islamism in the shadow of al-Qaeda
By: François Burgat ; translated by Patrick Hutchinson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780292718135
Subjects: Arab nationalism; Group identity -- Islamic countries -- History -- 20th century; Terrorism
Work titles: Islamisme à l'heure d'Al-Qaida.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Translator's note and acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: The identity matrix of "Muslim-speak"; title: From national struggle to the disillusionments of "recolonization" : the triple temporality of Islamism; title: The Islamist field between national specificity and transnationalization; title: Red Sea secrets or Islamism without colonization; title: The brothers and the salafis : between modernization and literalism, with or without radicalization; title: Islamic radicalization : between religious sectarianism and political counterviolence; title: From Sayyid Qutb to Mohammed Atta : sectarianism or political counterviolence?; title: From fears inherited to fears exploited : the war of representations; title: Hard power and imposed reform : the illusions of the western response to Islamism; title: Conclusion : against terrorism; title: The absolute weapon?; title: Appendix : the Islamists as seen by the West in 1992.