A Fundamental Fear: Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism

By Bobby S. Sayyid, Bobby Sayyid, Bobby Salman Sayyid

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783601914
• ISBN13: 9781783601912
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.5"