Political Islam Books

New and Published Books

1. Islamic Political and Social Movements

   Edited by Barry Rubin

   Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

   The growing importance of Islam in the world coincides with the growing interest by scholars in understanding Islam as a religion and its political and social influences. The geographic scope of Islam goes far beyond the Middle East, ranging from the Far East to sub-Saharan Africa.There is a vast...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Democracy and Violence

   Global Debates and Local Challenges

   Edited by John Schwarzmantel, Hendrik Kraetzschmar

   Illustrated most dramatically by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent ‘war on terror’, violence represents a challenge to democratic politics and to the establishment of liberal-democratic regimes. Liberal-democracies have themselves not hesitated to use violence and restrict civil liberties as a...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Russia and the World

   The Internal-External Nexus

   Edited by Natasha Kuhrt

   Series: Routledge Europe-Asia Studies

   This volume brings together analyses of key domestic, foreign and security policy issues during the Putin and Medvedev administrations. Indeed, the chapters demonstrate the extent to which domestic and foreign policy issues are inextricably linked, in particular in the domain of security, whether '...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Arab Spring

   Critical Analyses

   Edited by Khair Haseeb

   This volume provides a wealth of in-depth, country-specific analyses of the Arab Spring, in addition to works that examine the larger theoretical framework and socio-political implications of events. Unlike other analyses, often from the perspective of Western scholarship from the outside looking...

   Published March 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis

   Genesis and Development

   By Hussein Abdul-Raof

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Qur’anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Religion and Democratizations

   Edited by Jeffrey Haynes

   This book examines key debates on religion and democratization from three main perspectives: Religious traditions have core elements which are more or less conducive to democratization and democracy; Religious traditions may be multi-vocal – but at any moment there may be dominant voices more or...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Holy Wars (Routledge Revivals)

   The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism

   By Dilip Hiro

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   To some, Islamic Fundamentalism means the restoration of a true religion. To others, it is a politics that stands apart from capitalism and socialism. To many Westerners, it has come to constitute a threat to established order and international security. Holy Wars, first published in 1989,...

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies

   Edited by Michael Kemper, Stephan Conermann

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Oriental tradition was deeply linked to politics – probably even more than other European ‘Orientalisms’. It...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
9. Iran Under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals)

   By Dilip Hiro

   First published in 1985, this is a comprehensive study off the Middle East's most strategic country, set against the background of the Islamic heritage of Iran and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. The author describes the various phases through which the Islamic revolution has passed,...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Arab Society (Routledge Revivals)

    Continuity and Change

    By Samih Farsoun

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    The Arab world has long been subjected to super-power rivalry for influence and control. The area has been characterized by bloody conflict with Israel and the internal instability that has been particularly prevalent in the last few years. Whilst these political struggles have been highly visible...

    Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge