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The politics of chaos in the Middle East
- Title
- The politics of chaos in the Middle East / Olivier Roy ; translated from the French by Ros Schwartz.
- Author
- Roy, Olivier, 1949-
- Publication
- London : Hurst & Co. in association with the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, ©2007.
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Details
- Description
- vi, 167 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Olivier Roy, scholar of political Islam, argues that the consequences of the "war on terror" have artificially conflated conflicts in the Middle East in such a way that they appear to be the expression of a widespread "Muslim anger" against the West. But in reality, there are no us and them. Instead, the West faces an array of "reverse alliances" that operate according to their own logic and dynamics."
- "Roy unravels the complexity of these conflicts in order to better understand the political discontent that sustains them. He also emphasizes that the war on terror should not be regarded merely as a geopolitical blunder committed by a fringe group of neoconservatives. It is instead a problematic outgrowth of our deeply rooted Western perceptions of the Middle East, including the belief that Islam, rather than politics, is the overarching factor in these conflicts, thus explaining the West's support for either would-be secular democrats or (more or less) benign dictators. Roy's conclusion argues that the West has no alternative but to engage in a dialogue with the political forces that truly matter - namely the Islamo-nationalists of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- CERI series in comparative politics and international studies
- Uniform Title
- Croissant et le chaos. English
- CERI series in comparative politics and international studies.
- Alternative Title
- Croissant et le chaos.
- Subject
- Since 2000
- Islam and politics > Middle East
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- World politics
- Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > Middle East
- Embargos & sanctions > Middle East
- Diplomatic relations
- Islam and politics
- Politics and government
- World politics
- Bekämpfung
- Islam
- Terrorismus
- Islam och politik > Mellanöstern
- Terrorismbekämpning > Förenta staterna
- Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century
- United States > Politics and government > 2001-
- Middle East > Foreign relations > United States
- United States > Foreign relations > Middle East
- Iraq
- Middle East
- United States
- Naher Osten
- Förenta staterna > relationer > Mellanöstern
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Who is the enemy? where is the enemy? -- The Middle East : fragmentation of conflicts and new fault lines -- Iran poised between the nuclear bomb and bombardment -- In the meantime, al-Qaeda--.
- ISBN
- 9781850659013
- 9781850658948
- 1850658943
- 185065901X
- OCLC
- ocn181138428
- 181138428
- SCSB-14453884
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library