Bibliograph

Understanding Islam and the West, Critical skills for students, Nathan Lean

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Understanding Islam and the West, Critical skills for students, Nathan Lean

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Understanding Islam and the West

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

992485308

Responsibility statement

Nathan Lean

Sub title

Critical skills for students

Summary

As the world’s second-largest faith and by some accounts the most fast-growing, Islam is often at the forefront of intense public conversation in debates about politics, international relations, globalization, modern society and culture. From the rise of ISIS and revolutions in North Africa and Middle East to more tempered discussions about what it means to be a Muslim in the West and foreign policy making, this student focused textbook, unpacks how we talk about and represent Islam, its place in and relationship to “the West”. Supported by an accessible introduction, real-world case studies, a glossary of terms and discussion points at the end of each chapter, Nathan Lean offers students a comprehensive and alternative framework to Islam and the West in the 21st Century

Table Of Contents

A clash of civilizations or a clash of representations? -- Identity politics -- Reversing rhetorical foundations -- From prose to policy: a discourse of dualism -- Foreign enemies, domestic threats, and the media -- Religion, language and society -- The misappropriation of Arabic words -- The soft prejudice of Western expectations -- A clash of representations -- The new ism enemy: Islamism -- The illogical search for moderate Muslims -- Understanding the West as an ideological enemy

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