Modern Islamist movements : (Record no. 7870)
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| fixed length control field | 01901cam a2200205Ia 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1405117427 (pbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781405117425 (pbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781405117418 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1405117419 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.5/57 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Armajani, Jon |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Modern Islamist movements : |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 233 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Egypt -- The West Bank, Gaza, and Israel -- Saudi Arabia -- Pakistan -- Afghanistan -- Conclusion |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Modern Islamist Movements provides a clear and accessible examination of the history, beliefs and rationale of Islamist Groups and their grievances with the West and governments within the majority-Muslim world, while examining some of these groups' visions for a global Islamic empire. A clear and accessible text that examines the history, beliefs and rationale for violence emerging from Islamist movements, while examining some of these groups' visions for a global Islamic empire. Examines Islamist grievances against the West and modern governments in the majority Muslim world, while providing an overview of Islam's relations with the West from the period of the Crusades to the modern age. Discusses the historic development of Islamism in Egypt, the West Bank and Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Explains classic Islamic understandings of jihad and Bin Laden's, al-Qaida's, and other Islamists interpretations of this concept. Offers an historical account of the formative relationship between al-Qaida, other Islamists, and Islamic intellectual trends beginning in the eighteenth century. Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as interested general readers."--Publisher's website |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Islamic fundamentalism |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Islam and politics |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Spec. Study Centre Immigration, Gwagwalada, Abuja | Spec. Study Centre Immigration, Gwagwalada, Abuja | 08/09/2023 | BP166.14 .A75 2012 | 0185544 | Books |