Inside Tunisia's Al-Nahda: Between Politics and Preaching

by Rory McCarthy

Book Overview

In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108459935
• ISBN13: 9781108459938
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 6.1"