ebooks The Hindu Diaspora: Comparative Patterns (Global Diasporas) by Steven Vertovec in History

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This book offers an accessible and comprehensive account of political Islam in the twenty-first century. Drawing on insights from comparative politics; sociology; international relations and Islamic studies; it explains the complex interaction between political Islam; nationalism; state and society; and globalization. An ideal teaching text; Global Political Islam also provides the necessary historical background and conceptual tools for understanding contemporary Muslim politics. The book contains detailed up-to-date case studies of political Islam in a variety of key settings such as Egypt; Turkey; Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Pakistan; Iran; Afghanistan; and Palestine. It also explains the evolution of Islamic radicalism through a detailed account of Al Qaeda and the global jihad movement. Transnational Islamic networking receives considerable attention; as does the role of new media and information technologies in political Islam. Fully illustrated throughout; featuring maps; supplementary textbox case studies; a glossary; and suggestions for further reading; this is the ideal introduction to the crucial rule of political Islam in the contemporary world.