Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia

Informationen zum Autor Zachary Abuza is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Simmons College, Boston. He is a specialist in the Security and Politics of South-East Asia and is the author of Renovating Politics in Vietnam (Lynne Rienner, 2001) and Militant Islam in South-East Asia (Lynne Rienner, 2003). Klappentext This book analyzes the concurrent trends that since the fall of Suharto in 1998, Indonesia has made a successful democratic transition, but at the same time has been plagued by Islamist terrorism and sectarian violence. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the concurrent trends that since the fall of Suharto in 1998, Indonesia has made a successful democratic transition, but at the same time has been plagued by Islamist terrorism and sectarian violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Democratization and the Rise of Political Islam 3. Jemaah Islamiyah and Islamist Terrorism 4. Radical Muslim Groups and Islamist Militias 5. Common Motives, Divergent Methods: The Future of Islamism in Indonesia 6. Conclusion: Policy Implications

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Zachary Abuza, Zachary (Simmons College Abuza, Abuza Zachary, Zachary Abuza
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.09.2006
• EAN: 9780415394017
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39401-7
• Seiten: 176
• Serien: Asian Security Studies; Asian Security Studies
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, South East Asia, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Warfare and defence