Islamic Fundamentalism

by Youssef M. Choueiri

By viewing Islamic fundamentalism as a reactive challenge to modern civilizations and political structure, Dr. Choueiri presents a striking analysis of how and why Islamic values have become such a potent contemporary political force, and sheds new light on a much-misunderstood situation.This book offers a rigorous definition of Islamic fundamentalism by linking its connotations to the historical background of Muslim traditions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805795537
• ISBN13: 9780805795530
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Rarely cited; the best book on the subject

I've taught courses on fundamentalism; I've read every article in the Fundamentalism Project concenring Islamism; I've tracked the flowering of books on this topic and have a library full of these volunes. NO book has done as good a job in explaining Islamism as this thin volume, first published in 1990. Its catgories of Revivalism, Reformism, and Radicalism are absolutely perfect; its sober analyses of Qutb and al-Mawdudi are superb. The book expects a great deal of the reader -- knowledge of Islamic thought and modern history. But this is the one book I recommend to students. There is simply nothing better.