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Landscapes of the Jihad : militancy, morality, modernity /
"Landscapes of the Jihad explores the features that Al Qaeda and other strands of militant Islam share in common with global movements such as environmentalists and anti-globalisation protesters. These include a decentralised organisation and an emphasis on ethical rather than properly politica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, N.Y. :
Cornell University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Crises in world politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Landscapes of the Jihad explores the features that Al Qaeda and other strands of militant Islam share in common with global movements such as environmentalists and anti-globalisation protesters. 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 transformation of 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 concerned neither with correct doctrinal practice in the present nor with some revolutionary utopia of the future. Instead it is fragmented, dispersed and highly individualistic."--Jacket |
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| Notas: | "Originally published in the United Kingdom by C. Hurst & Co."--T.p. verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801459498 0801459494 9780801459788 0801459788 |