Reconstructing Jihad Amid Competing International Norms

by Halim Rane

Halim Rane's Reconstructing Jihad breaks new ground on some of the most crucial issues of the twenty-first century: the role of religion in international affairs, the use of armed force, and the achievability of a just peace. In the context of international norms and identity factors Rane presents a contemporary methodology for the reconstruction of jihad from a doctrine based on the use of armed force to one that gives 'Islamic' legitimacy to non-violent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230614833
• ISBN13: 9780230614833
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"