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About This Book
Todays Islamists are not a reproduction of an ancient legacy, but are modern political actors defined by modern discourses, argues Basheer Nafiin The Islamists. He examines the emergence and development of political Islam in the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century, discussing the historical context within which political Islam arose, and relating it to the social movements and political parties that lead the phenomenon today. On questions concerning the state, economics and law, the differences among Islamists are no less than their agreements. Nafit eases out some of these agreements and differences relating to governance, citizenship, pluralism, unity, revivalism, and truth. This very accessible work, intended for both an academic and general audience, highlights these matters by examining the groups and individuals that constitute the broad category of political Islam, considering how they have developed over time, and how they have impacted on the countries in which they operate.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Introduction to the English edition
- 1. Islam and Politics
- 2. The early reformists
- 3. Hasan al-Banna and the Muslim Brotherhood
- 4. The Muslim Brotherhood and the 1952 Egyptian Revolution
- 5. Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani and Hizb al-Tahrir
- 6. Al-Mawdudi and the Jamaat-i-Islami
- 7. The revenge of the intellectual
- 8. The closing of the circle
- 9. the revolution of the jurist and the people
- 10. Crisis in the kingdom of plenty
- 11. The spread of violence
- 12. Islamist resistance fighters
- 13. The Islamist miltary coup
- 14. Transcontinental violence
- 15. Rise of reformist Islamists
- 16. Crisis of reformist Islamists
- 17. The limits of the reformist victory
- 18. Conclusion: The Islamists and the future
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Back cover