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010 _a2009284128
020 _a9780745328867 (hbk.)
020 _a9780745328850 (pbk.)
040 _cJTL
050 _aBP173.7
_b.C75 2009
100 _aCrooke, Alastair.
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245 _aResistance :
_bthe essence of the Islamist revolution /
_cAlastair Crooke.
260 _aLondon :
_bPluto Press,
_c2009.
300 _axviii, 302 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aContents:
505 _a Introduction --- Part I. 1 In the Service of God and the Interests of the People --- Part II. 2. The Awakening of Resistance -- 3. Political Shi'ism -- 4. Social Revolution -- 5. God is a Liberal --- Part III. 6. A Culture of Willpower and Reason -- 7. Refusing Subservience --- Part IV. 8. Resistance and the Normalisation of Injustice -- 9. The Nature of Power -- 10. The Limits to the Present.
520 _aSummary:
520 _a "This book traces the essence of the Islamist Revolution from its origins in Egypt, through Najaf, Lebanon, Iran and the Iranian Revolution to today. Alastair Crooke presents a compelling account of the ideas and energy which are mobilising the Islamic world. The story of the emerging Islamist Revolution is largely one of an Islamic response to western thinking based around individualism and personal relationships with the divine, juxtaposed to the Islamist demand to place human values above politics and self-interest. Crooke argues that the West faces a mass mobilisation against the US-led Western project. The roots of this conflict are described in terms of religious themes that extend back over 500 years. They represent clashing systems of thinking and values. Islamists have a vision for the future of their own societies which would entail radical change from Western norms. Resistance is presented as the means to force Western behaviour to change and to expose the essential differences between the two modes of thinking."--Publisher's description.
650 _aIslam and politics.
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650 _aIslam and civil society.
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650 _aReligion and state.
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650 _aIslamic fundamentalism.
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856 _3Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284128-b.html
_uTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284128-t.html
_zPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009284128-d.html
942 _2lcc
_cBOOK
_hBP 173.7
_i.C75 2009
999 _c14249
_d14249