Islamic Activism - A Social Movement Theory Approach

Informationen zum Autor Quintan Wiktorowicz is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College and author of Global Jihad: Understanding September 11 . Klappentext The book covers myriad examples of Islamic activism (Sunni and Shi'a) in eight countries (Arab and non-Arab), including case studies of violence and contention, networks and alliances, and culture and framing. Zusammenfassung A broad survey and analysis of Islamic activist movements throughout the Muslim world Inhaltsverzeichnis Preliminary Table of Contents: Foreword Charles Tilly Introduction: Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory Quintan Wiktorowicz Part I. Violence and Contention 1. From Marginalization to Massacres: A Political Process Explanation of GIA Violence in Algeria Mohammed M. Hafez 2. Violence as Contention in the Egyptian Islamic Movement Mohammed M. Hafez and Quintan Wiktorowicz 3. Repertoires of Contention in Contemporary Bahrain Fred H. Lawson 4. Hamas as Social Movement Glenn E. Robinson Part II. Networks and Alliances 5. The Networked World of Islamist Social Movements Diane Singerman 6. Islamist Women in Yemen: Informal Nodes of Activism Janine A. Clark 7. Collective Action with and without Islam: Mobilizing the Bazaar in Iran Benjamin Smith 8. The Islah Party in Yemen: Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity Jillian Schwedler Part III. Culture and Frames 9. Interests, Ideas, and Islamist Outreach in Egypt Carrie Rosevsky Wickham 10. Making Conversation Permissible: Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia Gwenn Okruhlik 11. Opportunity Spaces, Identity, and Islamic Meaning in Turkey M. Hakan Yavuz Conclusion: Social Movement Theory and Islamic Studies Charles Kurzman Contributors

Product details

• Authors: Quintan Wiktorowicz
• Assisted by: Mark Tessler (Editor), Quintan Wiktorowicz (Editor)
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2003
• EAN: 9780253216212
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21621-2
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies; Indiana Series in Middle East Studies; Indiana Series in Middle East; Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)