A fundamental fear
eurocentrism and the emergence of islamism
- ISBN: 9781783601912
- Editorial: Zed Books
- Fecha de la edición: 2015
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Colección: Critique. Influence. Change
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 21 cm
- Nº Pág.: 177
- Idiomas: Inglés
The fear and anxiety aroused by Islamism is not a myth, nor is it simply a consequence of terrorism or fundamentalism. Writing in 1997, before 9/11 and before the austerity that has bred a new generation of far right groups across Europe and the US, S. Sayyid warned of a spectre haunting Western civilization. This groundbreaking book, banned by the Malaysian government, is both an analysis of the conditions that have made 'Islamic fundamentalism' possible and a provocative account of the ways in which Muslim identities have come to play an increasingly political role throughout the world. This is a pioneering, provocative and intricately crafted study, which shows the challenge of Islamism is not only geopolitical or even cultural but also epistemological.
Foreword by Hamid Dabashi.
