TY - BOOK ID - 77868604 TI - Islamic political radicalism PY - 2007 SN - 1280762535 0748630864 9786610762538 9780748630868 9780748625277 0748625275 0748625283 9780748625284 9781280762536 PB - Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press DB - UniCat KW - Islam and politics KW - Radicalism KW - Extremism, Political KW - Ideological extremism KW - Political extremism KW - Political science KW - Muslims KW - Islam KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Terrorism KW - Musulmans KW - Islam et politique KW - Radicalisme KW - Intégrisme islamique KW - Terrorisme UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77868604 AB - Analyses the sociological, anthropological, psychological and political causes and consequences of Islamic political radicalism in EuropeAuthors explore the motivations behind such radicalism, focusing on an array of different factors. These include economic and social alienation, political and cultural marginalisation, gender and masculinity, and psychological issues, both at an individual and community level.Other issues discussed are the state responses, national and international, to the ‘War on Terror’ which came about after the attacks on America in September 2001; and the role of Islamic political organisations and their impact on changing ethno-religious identities. This is considered particularly in relation to concept of the Ummah and its influence on the position of Islam and Muslims in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine, as well as Bosnia, Chechnya, and Kashmir.The authors provide an analysis of events and experiences in different European nation states, with a detailed focus on Britain. This book is particularly relevant in the current climate as an attempt to understand the factors that shape Islamic political radicalism in Europe.Key FeaturesWritten for academics as well as activists and practitionersExplores major new and emerging issues, particularly in the aftermath of the July 2005 London bombings ER -