Islamism in the Shadow of al-Qaeda

by François Burgat

Book Overview

A renowned authority on Islamic movements, Fran ois Burgat lived for eighteen years in the Arab world, including his time as director of the French Center for Archaeology and Social Sciences at Yemen. He also dedicated many months to fieldwork in North Africa. Bringing Burgat's decades of expertise to the complex dialogues that have marked the post-9/11 world, Islamism in the Shadow of al-Qaeda delivers much-needed clarity and historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292717601
• ISBN13: 9780292717602
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"