Islamism and Islam

by Bassam Tibi

Book Overview

A distinguished scholar of international politics clarifies what is widely misunderstood in the West: Islam and Islamism are not two words for the same thing

Despite the intense media focus on Muslims and their religion since the tragedy of 9/11, few Western scholars or policymakers today have a clear idea of the distinctions between Islam and the politically based fundamentalist movement known as Islamism. In this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300159986
• ISBN13: 9780300159981
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"