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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.
Edmundson probes Freud's ideas about secular death and the rise of fascism and fundamentalism, and he finally grapples with the post-Freudian demise of psychoanalysis up to the present day, when religious fundamentalism is once again shaping world events.
Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban.
This book examines the policies aimed at promoting integration, combating terrorism, and countering violent extremism in five European countries with significant Muslim populations and the role of the European Union in shaping European laws and policies related to integration an…
"This topical book provides a thorough examination of debates on multiculturalism, in the context of current discussions on security, integration and human rights. McGhee examines these debates on multiculturalism and terrorism in light of enduring questions regarding 'Muslim in…
Since 9/11, al-Qaeda has dominated discussions of national and international security. Yet conflicting assumptions about the nature of the group and the implications of bin Ladin's death abound. Rather than just providing another biography of al-Qaeda, the author forensically ex…
Since 9/11, al-Qaeda has dominated discussions of national and international security. Yet conflicting assumptions about the nature of the group and the implications of bin Ladin's death abound. Rather than just providing another biography of al-Qaeda, the author forensically ex…
"Christina Hellmich forensically examines the most authoritative sources on which the present understanding of al-Qaeda relies, examining the discrepancies between what is reported and what can realistically be known"--Publisher.