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Islamism
a documentary and reference guide
By Calvert, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-31333-856-4
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 9-Up Among the key writers represented in Calverts valuable work are Sayyid Qutb, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Usama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Abu Mu'sab al-Zarqawi. Nine chapters organize the 41 (mostly excerpted) documents by subjects such as Islamist Movements and Thinkers; Islamism, Democracy, and the Limits of Freedom; Women and Family in Islamist Discourses; and Global Jihad. For each chapter there is a substantive introduction, and each documents date, place of publication, and significance are noted. Most importantly, each documen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
