Malala Yousafzai (f. 1997) fortæller om, hvordan hun kæmpede for pigers ret til skolegang i Pakistan, og af den grund blev skudt i hovedet af Taleban
Jihad vs. McWorld is an analysis of the fundamental conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. Jihad vs. McWorld offers a lens through which to understand the chaotic events of the post-Cold War world. Benjamin R. Barber argues that…
Jihad vs. McWorld is an essential text for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing America after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. In a groundbreaking work, political scientist Benjamin R. Barber offers a penetrating analysis of the central conflict of our ti…
Jihad vs. McWorld is an analysis of the fundamental conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. Jihad vs. McWorld offers a lens through which to understand the chaotic events of the post-Cold War world. Benjamin R. Barber argues that…
Reveals how the fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam were born out of a dread of modernity.
Reveals how the fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam were born out of a dread of modernity.
"In The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came into existence and what they yearn to accomplish." "We see the West in the sixteenth century beginning to create an entirely new kind of civilization, which brought in its wake change in ever…
A study of suicide terrorism analyzes the motivations behind the phenomenon, charting incidents of suicide terrorism around the world, examining key patterns in the events, and outlining ways in which governments can fight them.
A study of suicide terrorism analyzes the motivations behind the phenomenon, charting incidents of suicide terrorism around the world, examining key patterns in the events, and outlining ways in which governments can fight them.
Bygger på forfatterens interviews med terrorister fra adskillige lande og religiøse overbevisninger. Bogen er et indlæg til en forståelse af terrortruslen mod den moderne verden
'Islamic Fundamentalism' since 1945 analyses the roots and emergence of the new Islamic movements and the main thinkers that inspired them.
In recent years Islamic fundamentalism has grabbed the headlines as a new and grave threat to the West. This text analyzes the roots and emergence of the new Islamic movements and the main thinkers that inspired them.
This book analyses the roots and emergence of the new Islamic movements and the main thinkers that inspired them. The author considers issues like the effects of colonialism on Islam, Islam and violence and secularism and the Islamic reaction.
Draws on the author's experiences living undercover within the ranks of "The Family" theocratic group in Arlington, Virginia, to explore fundamentalism in America and its role in influencing democracy