Del i serien Crises in World Politics
Landscapes of the Jihad
Militancy, Morality, Modernity
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
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The militant Islam represented by Al-Qaeda is often described as a global movement. Apart from the geographical range of its operations and support, little else is held to define it as 'global'.Landscapes of the Jihad explores the features that Al-Qaeda and other strands of militant Islam share in common with global movements. These include a decentralised organisation and an emphasis on ethical rather than properly political action.Devji brings these and other characteristics of Al-Qaeda together in an analysis of the jihad that locates it squarely within the transformationof political thought after the Cold War. The jihad emerges from the breakdown of traditional as well as modern forms of authority in the Muslim world. It is neither dogmatic in an old-fashioned way nor ideological in the modern sense, and concernedneither with correct doctrinal practice in the present nor with some revolutionary utopia of the future. Instead it is fragmented, dispersed and highly individualistic.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-06-01
- Mått136 x 216 x 24 mm
- Vikt244 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCrises in World Politics
- Antal sidor200
- FörlagC Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- ISBN9781849047203