Power struggles in the Middle East : the Islamist politics of Hizbullah and the Muslim brotherhood / Eva Dingel.

Author
Dingel, Eva [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
Description
x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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    Library of modern Middle East studies ; 180. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah? What do the two movements - one Sunni and one Shi'a - have in common? Despite being classified by a number of countries as 'terrorist' organisations, both are in fact serious political players in the states in which they operate - Egypt and Lebanon. Both have, at various points, advocated pan-Islamism: the unity of Muslims under an Islamic state or caliphate, but, rather than considering them as extremist religious movements, Eva Dingel here studies them as players within the political process. She considers why, at certain points, they have chosen to play by the conventional political rules, while during other periods, they have applied different, more extreme, methods of political protest. Dingel's comparative history of two of the most prominent political Islamist movements sheds light on the complex - and often misunderstood - interaction between Islam and politics in the Middle East. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the changing dynamics of politics in the Islamic world. -- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 2679-302) and index.
    Contents
    • Islamist movements as social movements and political actors : a framework for analysis
    • The Muslim Brotherhood's strategies : moderation forced by repression
    • Hizbullah : expanded action repertoire in a fragile regional and national context
    • A comparative perspective on political strategies of Hizbullah and the Egyptian Muslim Brothers.
    ISBN
    • 9781784534332 ((hbk.))
    • 1784534331 ((hbk.))
    • 1786721155
    • 9781786721150
    • 1786731150
    • 9781786731159
    LCCN
    2018404166
    OCLC
    966311362
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