War and Peace in Islam - A Critique of Islamic/ist Political Discourses

Informationen zum Autor SM FARID MIRBAGHERI completed his secondary and higher education in the UK. He received his BA and PhD in International Relations from Keele University, England. He is currently a Professor of International Relations at the University of Nicosia, holder of the Dialogue Chair in Middle Eastern Studies (sponsored by the A.G. Leventis Foundation) and the executive director of the Diplomatic Academy (affiliated to the University of Nicosia). Klappentext Mirbagheri traces the revival of Islamic/ist movements, and embarks on a theoretical study of some of the fundamental concepts in Islam and International Relations such as the self, Jihad, peace and universalism. Contemporary cases of conflict in the Middle East are analysed to pose a challenge to the universalist discourse of Western liberalism. Zusammenfassung Mirbagheri traces the revival of Islamic/ist movements! and embarks on a theoretical study of some of the fundamental concepts in Islam and International Relations such as the self! Jihad! peace and universalism. Contemporary cases of conflict in the Middle East are analysed to pose a challenge to the universalist discourse of Western liberalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Islamic Discourses: Definitions and Background Contextualising Islam or Islamicising Context: Debates on the Role of Islam in Politics The Concepts of War and Peace and Their Comparative Position in an Islamic Context The Question of Jihad Current Conflicts and Muslim and Islamist States: Two Contemporary Cases Conclusion Postscript: A Few Words on the Sweeping Changes in the Middle East

List of contents

Introduction Islamic Discourses: Definitions and Background Contextualising Islam or Islamicising Context: Debates on the Role of Islam in Politics The Concepts of War and Peace and Their Comparative Position in an Islamic Context The Question of Jihad Current Conflicts and Muslim and Islamist States: Two Contemporary Cases Conclusion Postscript: A Few Words on the Sweeping Changes in the Middle East

Product details

• Authors: S. Mirbagheri, S. M. Farid Mirbagheri, SM Farid Mirbagheri
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349306121
• ISBN: 978-1-349-30612-1
• No. of pages: 225
• Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies; Rethinking Peace and Conflict; Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; B, Peace, Conflict Studies, Political Science, International Relations, Middle East, Political Theory, Political science & theory, Terrorism, armed struggle, Terrorism, Political Violence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Peace and Conflict Studies