| Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism, and Political Change in Egypt Contributor(s): Wickham, Carrie Rosefsky (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231125720 ISBN-13: 9780231125727 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: "Mobilizing Islam" explores how and why Islamic groups succeeded in galvanizing educated youth into politics under the shadow of Egypt's authoritarian state, offering important and surprising answers to a series of pressing questions. Under what conditions does mobilization by opposition groups become possible in authoritarian settings? Why did Islamist groups have more success attracting recruits and overcoming governmental restraints than their secular rivals? And finally, how can Islamist mobilization contribute to broader and more enduring forms of political change throughout the Muslim world? Moving beyond the simplistic accounts of "Islamic fundamentalism" offered by much of the Western media, "Mobilizing Islam" offers a balanced and persuasive explanation of the Islamic movement's dramatic growth in the world's largest Arab state. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - History | Middle East - General - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 962.05 |
| LCCN: 2002067450 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.22" W x 9.68" (1.31 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mobilizing Islam explores how and why Islamic groups succeeded in galvanizing educated youth into politics under the shadow of Egypt's authoritarian state, offering important and surprising answers to a series of pressing questions. Under what conditions does mobilization by opposition groups become possible in authoritarian settings? Why did Islamist groups have more success attracting recruits and overcoming governmental restraints than their secular rivals? And finally, how can Islamist mobilization contribute to broader and more enduring forms of political change throughout the Muslim world? Moving beyond the simplistic accounts of "Islamic fundamentalism" offered by much of the Western media, Mobilizing Islam offers a balanced and persuasive explanation of the Islamic movement's dramatic growth in the world's largest Arab state. |