Author

Publication

2005 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

46,000 words, Guess

Page Count

184 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads744129
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005049397
  • OCLC Control Number60742140
  • Better World Books9780801444371
  • Open LibraryOL3425799M

Classifications

  • DDC303.6/25
  • LCCHV6431 .D48 2005
  • LCCHV6431.D48 2005

Description

"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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Crises in world politics

Other Editions

  • Landscapes of the Jihad: militancy, morality, modernityCornell University Press2005-01-01

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