Islamist terrorism and democracy in the Middle East Dalacoura, Katerina

By:

Dalacoura, Katerina

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Cambridge University Press 2011 CambridgeEdition: 2011Description: 213pISBN:

9780521683791

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.3250956 DAL

Summary: What were the reasons behind the terrorist attacks of September 11th? Does the cause of Islamist terrorism relate to the lack of democracy in the Middle East? Through detailed research into the activities of both radical and moderate organizations across the Middle East, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Hizbullah, and via interviews with key personnel, the author investigates whether repression and political exclusion pushed Islamist entities to adopt terrorist tactics. She also explores whether inclusion in the political process has had the opposite effect of encouraging Islamist groups toward moderation and ideological pragmatism. In a challenge to the conventional wisdom, she concludes that Islamist terrorism is not a direct consequence of authoritarianism in the Middle East and that there are many key factors that generate radicalism

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Rashtriya Raksha University	363.3250956 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		10486

Browsing Rashtriya Raksha University shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	363.3250954792 DIX Mumbai Under Siege	363.3250954792 JAG Mumbai Terror Attacks	363.325095491 GUL The al Qaeda connection : the Taliban and terror in Pakistan's tribal areas	363.3250956 DAL Islamist terrorism and democracy in the Middle East	363.3250957 PED Jewish terrorism in Israel	363.3250973 BER Jihad Joe : Americans who go to war in the name of Islam	363.3250973 RUS THE WAR ON TERROR	Next

What were the reasons behind the terrorist attacks of September 11th? Does the cause of Islamist terrorism relate to the lack of democracy in the Middle East? Through detailed research into the activities of both radical and moderate organizations across the Middle East, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Hizbullah, and via interviews with key personnel, the author investigates whether repression and political exclusion pushed Islamist entities to adopt terrorist tactics. She also explores whether inclusion in the political process has had the opposite effect of encouraging Islamist groups toward moderation and ideological pragmatism. In a challenge to the conventional wisdom, she concludes that Islamist terrorism is not a direct consequence of authoritarianism in the Middle East and that there are many key factors that generate radicalism

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.