Olivier Roy, Europe's leading scholar of political Islam, argues that the "war on terror" has 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. In reality, though, there are no "us" and "them," only an array of "reverse alliances" that operate according to their own logic and dynamics.
Roy unravels the complexity of these alliances 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 ...
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 3-1-08
ISBN-13:9780231700320ISBN:0231700326
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Date Published: 2008
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Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009-10-01
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Date Published: 2008-03-01
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Date Published: 2008
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 2008-03-01
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Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781850658948ISBN:1850658943
Description: New. Argues that the consequences of the 'war on terror' have artificially conflated conflicts in the Middle East such that they appear to be the expression of 'Muslim anger' against the West. The author seeks to restore the individual logic and dynamics o... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIV PR
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780231700320ISBN:0231700326
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"Just missed five stars. This is an excellent and compact book by an author who knows his field really, really well. Olivier Roy doesn't mess around -- in 159 sparsely written pages he describes:
o the various schools of thought (Neocon, Third-Worldist, Clash-of-Civilizations...) regarding the Islamic world today.
o the mistakes -- strategic and conceptual -- made by the US in its post-9/11 reactions.
o the real (as opposed to feared or imagined) groupings, movements, and fault lines in the Islamic world and how they came to be.
o the political structures in Iran and what might happen in the event of a US attack.
Basically, if you are looking for a concise and understandable summary of the Islamic world and its conflicts, both internal and external, then look no further. It's only weaknesses are that the translation from the original French is a little clumsy in places and, given how good it is, that it is too short. Should be required reading for every US voter."
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