The Muslim Brotherhood
Subtitle: from opposition to power
By: by Alison Pargeter
Edition: New ed.
Publisher: Saqi; Saqi Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780863568596; 9780863567469
Subjects: Politics and Government; Islam and politics; Islamic fundamentalism; Muslimbruderschaft; Moslimbroeders; Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt); History
Description: In this authoritative analysis, Alison Pargeter follows the twists and turns of the Muslim Brotherhood as it battled through the years of oppression under authoritarian regimes to finally become a key and legitimate political actor. From Egypt and Syria to Tunisia and Libya, the Brotherhood and its affiliates are now faced with the complex task of transforming themselves from semi-clandestine opposition movements into legitimate political actors and, in some cases, into ruling powers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Conflicting Currents: The Egyptian Ikhwan in Opposition.; title: 2. From Diplomacy to Arms and Back to Diplomacy: The Evolution of the Syrian Ikhwan.; title: 3. The International Tanzeem: Myth or Reality?; title: 4. A School of Thought: The Ikhwan in Europe.; title: 5. The Ikhwan and Violence.; title: 6. The Arab Spring: From Opposition to Power.; title: Conclusion: The Challenges Ahead.