Islam in Revolution: Fundamentalism in the Arab World, Second Edition

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Syracuse University Press, 1995 M01 1 - 324 pages
. Illustrations. . . Preface to the Second Edition. . Pt. 1. Islamic Fundamentalism: Catalysts, Indices, and Responses. . 1. Islamic Resurgence in Modern Society. 3. 2. History of Islamist Movements: A Cyclical Pattern. 8. 3. The Social and Psychological Roots of Islamism. 23. 4. Islamist Ideology and Practice. 36. 5. Taxonomy of Islamist Societies and Arab Regimes. 55. Pt. 2. Islamic Resurgence in the Arab World: Case Studies. . 6. Egypt: Cradle of Islamism. 73. 7. Syria: Sunni Islamism Against Ba'thi Rule. 103. 8. Iraq: Shiite Islamism Against Ba'thi Rule. 119. 9. Saudi Arabia: Sunni and Shiite Activism in an Islamic State. 130. 10. Islamism in the Gulf. 152. 11. Lebanon: Islamism in a Consociational Polity. 162. Pt. 3. New Frontiers of Islamism. . 12. The New Islamism: Egypt. 173. 13. The Sudan, Libya, and Yemen. 186. 14. Jordan, Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. 195. 15. Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. 202. 16. The Islamist Venture. 211. . Appendix: Islamist Societies in the Arab World. 223. . Notes. 249. . Glossary. 269. . Bibliography. 277. . Index. 295.
 

Contents

Islamic Resurgence in Modern Society
3
A Cyclical Pattern
8
The Social and Psychological Roots of Islamism
23
Islamist Ideology and Practice
36
Taxonomy of Islamist Societies and Arab Regimes
55
Case Studies
71
Cradle of Islamism
73
Sunni Islamism Against Bathi Rule
103
Egypt
173
The Sudan Libya and Yemen
186
Jordan Israel West Bank and Gaza
195
Tunisia Algeria and Morocco
202
The Islamist Venture
211
Islamist Societies in the Arab World
223
Notes
249
Glossary
269

Shiite Islamism Against Bathi Rule
119
Sunni and Shiite Activism in an Islamic State
130
Islamism in the Gulf
152
Islamism in a Consociational Polity
162
Bibliography
277
Index
295
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