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Islamic activism : a social movement theory approach

Title
Islamic activism : a social movement theory approach / edited by Quintan Wiktorowicz.
Publication
Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c2004.

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Additional Authors
Wiktorowicz, Quintan, 1970-
Description
xii, 316 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Indiana series in Middle East studies
Uniform Title
Indiana series in Middle East studies.
Subject
  • Social movements > Arab countries
  • Social movements > Middle East
  • Islam and politics > Arab countries
  • Islam and politics > Middle East
  • Sociale bewegingen
  • Islam
  • Activisme
  • Mouvements sociaux > États arabes
  • Mouvements sociaux > Moyen-Orient
  • Islam et politique > États arabes
  • Islam et politique > Moyen-Orient
  • Islamisme > États arabes
  • Islamisme > Moyen-Orient
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Charles Tilly -- Introduction: Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory / Quintan Wiktorowicz -- 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 -- 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 -- 9. Interests, Ideas, and Islamist Outreach in Egypt / Carrie Rosefsky 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.
ISBN
  • 0253216214 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780253216212 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0253342813 (acid-free paper)
  • 9780253342812 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
2003008458
OCLC
  • ocm52090524
  • 52090524
  • SCSB-4846482
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries