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Islam and the Myth of Confrontation: Religion and Politics in the Middle East

The collapse of communism and the rise of militant Islamic movements in the Middle East, raised the specter of a future dominated by the conflict between "Islam" and "the West". September 11 has only branded that notion onto the world’s consciousness. In this up-to-date edition of Halliday's classic text, he sets out to reject these interpretations. Considering the sources of Islamic militancy and analyzing the confrontational rhetoric of both Islamic and anti-Muslim demagogues, he provides an alternative, critical but cautious, reassessment.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 264
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781860648687
  • Genres
  • islam, religion
  • Release date
  • 2003