The Muslim world after 9/11
Momentous events since September 11, 2001-Operation Enduring Freedom, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq-have dramatically altered the political environment of the Muslim world. Many of the forces influencing this environment, however, are the products of trends that have been at work for many decades. This book examines the major dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world-a vast and diverse region that stretches from Western Africa through the Middle East to the Southern Philippines and includes Muslim communities and diasporas throughout the world-and draws the implications of these trends for global security and U.S. and Western interests. It presents a typology of ideological tendencies in the different regions of the Muslim world and identifies the factors that produce religious extremism and violence. It assesses key cleavages along sectarian, ethnic, regional, and national lines and examines how those cleavages generate challenges and opportunities for the United States. Finally, the authors identify possible strategies and political and military options for the United States to pursue in response to changing conditions in this critical and volatile part of the world
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Rabasa, Angel |
| Subject: |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Islam and politics Islamic fundamentalism National security |
| Publication Year: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2004 |
| ISBN: | 9780833035349 0833035347 |
| Series: | Project Air Force |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-501) and index The Middle East: the cradle of the Muslim world / David Thaler -- The Maghreb / Rollie Lal -- Turkey: "recessed" Islamic politics and convergence with the west / Ian O. Lesser -- Iran: what future for the Islamic state? / C. Christine Fair -- Islam and politics in Pakistan / C. Christine Fair -- Islam in India / Rollie Lal -- Central Asia: "apocalypse soon" or eccentric survival? / Cheryl Benard -- Southeast Asia: moderate tradition and radical challenge / Angel M. Rabasa -- Islam in West Africa: the case of Nigeria / Peter Chalk -- Muslim diasporas and networks / Theodore Karasik, Cheryl Benard |
| Course: |
HIST320 |
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Online Resources
| Location | Call number | Status |
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| English Book (4/F) | 297.090511 MUS 2004 | Available |