Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

by John Calvert

Book Overview

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the postcolonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of murder. An expert on social protest and political resistance,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231701047
• ISBN13: 9780231701044
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher