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Rethinking Islamism

The Ideology of the New Terror

By (author) Meghnad Desai
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Published: 27th Oct 2006
Dimensions: w 139mm h 216mm d 17mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN-10: 1845112679
ISBN-13: 9781845112677
Barcode No: 9781845112677
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Synopsis
Despite increasingly frantic calls - especially after the London bombings of July 7, 2005 - for western leaders to 'understand Islam better', there is a still a critical distinction that needs to be made between 'Islam' as religion and 'Islamism' in the sense of militant mindset. As the author of this provocative new book sees it, it is not a more nuanced understanding of Islam that will help the western powers defeat the jihadi threat, but rather a proper understanding of Islamism: a political ideology which is quite distinct from religion. While Islamism may be draped in religious imagery and suffused by apocalyptic language, it nevertheless is similar in nature to secular ideologies of terror. And once, the author holds, this is properly appreciated, the ways to defeat it will become much better evident. Historically sophisticated and passionately argued, "Rethinking Islamism" makes a powerful case by a master theorist of political philosophy. It will be essential reading for students and policy-makers in the fields of politics, current affairs and religion.

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'Meghnad Desai has given us a much needed guide to the complex role of Islam in current geopolitical conflicts. Bringing together a wealth of historical knowledge with powerful insights into globalisation, he shows that Global Islam is a revolutionary movement in many ways like those of the twentieth century. This is a book that deserves to be very widely read.' - John Gray, Professor of European Thought, London School of Economics, and author of Al Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern (2004). EASTERN EYE 'Meghnad makes a valid point when he argues that the old politics of race has been superseded by the politics of religion. It is necessary to understand the true nature of global Islam.' CYBERNOON.COM 'The book deserves the attention of Muslims and non-Muslims alike.'THE MUSLIM WORLD BOOK REVIEWMost will agree with the author that ideas should be fought with ideas...Even a Muslim can find little wrong with the author's description of Islamic history and doctrine.