Format:
IX, 430 S.
,
27 cm
Edition:
English ed.
ISBN:
9780231131308
,
0231131305
,
9780231146401
,
9780231146418
Uniform Title:
Dictionnaire mondial de l'islamisme
Content:
"Antoine Sfeir's Columbia World Dictionary of Islamismis a major resource. Translated for the first time from the original French, this volume features more than two thousand entries on the history of Islamism and Islamic countries. It provides a balanced account of events and organizations, as well as philosophers, activists, militants, and other prominent figures, and offers a window into a movement that has irrevocably changed both Muslim and Western societies.The dictionary includes entries on the roots of Islamism and jihad in Africa, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, the Balkans, and the United States, among many other countries and locations." -- Book jacket.
Note:
Includes index. - Translated from the French
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Islam
;
Fundamentalismus
;
Islam
;
Enzyklopädie
;
Wörterbuch
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