Kai Hafez

Radicalism and Political Reform in the Islamic and Western Worlds

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Produktbeschreibung

Kai Hafez's book overturns arguments denouncing political Islam as a terrorist or fascist movement at odds with Western democratic ideology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780521763202
• ISBN-10: 0521763207
• Artikelnr.: 30207696

Autorenporträt

Kai Hafez is a Professor (Chair) and currently also the Director of the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. He was a Senior Research Fellow of the German Middle East Institute in Hamburg and a Visiting Fellow to the University of Oxford. Hafez has been a frequent advisor to German governments regarding the Western-Islamic dialogue and is a member of the German Islam Conference. He is the author of The Myth of Media Globalization and the editor of numerous books, including Arab Media: Power and Weakness and The Islamic World and the West: An Introduction to Political Cultures and International Relations.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Modernity: 1. Concepts of modernity: reform,
reformation and radicalism; 2. Political cultures and social movements: the
social rationality of cultural change; Part II. Democracy: 3. The discourse
of democratization: grey zones on the intersection of religion and
secularism; 4. Political system change: the radicals' democracy; Part III.
Political Violence: 5. Authoritarianism: dictatorship between fascism and
modernization; 6. Imperialism: autocracy, democracy and violence; 7.
Terrorism and non-violent resistance: extremism and pacifism across
cultures; Conclusion: from 'holy war' to democracy? The current state of
Islamic and Western modernity.

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Introduction; Part I. Modernity: 1. Concepts of modernity: reform, reformation and radicalism; 2. Political cultures and social movements: the social rationality of cultural change; Part II. Democracy: 3. The discourse of democratization: grey zones on the intersection of religion and secularism; 4. Political system change: the radicals' democracy; Part III. Political Violence: 5. Authoritarianism: dictatorship between fascism and modernization; 6. Imperialism: autocracy, democracy and violence; 7. Terrorism and non-violent resistance: extremism and pacifism across cultures; Conclusion: from 'holy war' to democracy? The current state of Islamic and Western modernity.

Rezensionen

'This well-thought, well-written, well-argued book is a welcome addition to the debate on Islam, democracy and modernity. It aims at shattering stereotypes and well-ingrained ideas about the alleged militancy of Islamism or 'political Islam' and its anti-democratic character as well as its opposition to modernity. The remarkable ease and clarity with which Hafez writes render this book a joy to read.' Joseph Alagha, International Affairs