Understanding Islam and the West - Critical Skills for Students

Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.

List of contents

Chronology / Introduction: A Clash of Civilizations or a Clash of Representations? / Part I: Identity Politics/ 1. Reversing Rhetorical Foundations / 2. From Prose to Policy: A Discourse of Dualism / 3. Foreign Enemies, Domestic Threats, and the Media / Part II: Religion, Language and Society/ 4. The Misappropriation of Arabic Words / 5. The Soft Prejudice of "Western" Expectations / Part III: A Clash of Representations / 6. The New "ism" Enemy: Islamism / 7. The Illogical Search for "Moderate Muslims" / 8. Understanding "the West" as an Ideological Enemy / Conclusion / Glossary / Bibliography / Index

About the author

Nathan Lean is the author of several books, including The Islamophobia Industry (Pluto, 2012).

Summary

Introduces students to a new framework for understating the relationship between Islam and "the West", with an accessible introduction, three comprehensive and easy-to-follow parts, definitions of key terms, chronology, discussion points, and further reading.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Lean, Nathan Chapman Lean, Lean Nathan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781786602091
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-209-1
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, International Relations, Islamic Studies, Islamic countries, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Industrialized / Developed Countries, Global North / Industrialized or developed countries