Islamic fundamentalism : the story of Islamist movements / Youssef M. Choueiri.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.

Islam and Islamic Revivalism. -- Revivalist Islam -- Common characteristics -- The hidden Imam -- Islamic Reformism. -- Europe and Islamic decline -- Science and education -- The politics of consultation -- Salafism and patriotism -- The Muslim brethren -- Islamic Radicalism: the Prelude. -- Liberalism and patronage -- Socialism and militant nationalism -- Islam and the nation-state -- The Transcendence of Islam. -- The new order -- A post-Islamic history -- The Diagnosis: Sayyid Qutb and al-Mawdudi ignorance and conspiracy -- The last gasp of reformism -- Nationalism -- Secularism and democracy -- Capitalism and socialism -- The Doctrine and its Methods. -- God's sovereignty -- The vanguard -- The family -- Historical prophetic lineages -- Jihad in the path of God -- The unknown man -- National Dilemmas and Failures. -- Khumayni's government -- National dialogues -- Seekers of religion -- The lure of ideology -- Elections or Armed Struggle: Ballots or Bullets? -- Al-Qa'ida -- Prospects -- General characteristics of revivalism, reformism, and radicalism.

The world of Islamic fundamentalism has become, more or less, a daily preoccupation, not only of journalists and scholars, but, more importantly, of almost all governments and security services across the globe. This book presents an analysis of how and why Islamism and Jihadism have become such potent contemporary political forces, shedding new light on a much misunderstood situation. This revised edition offers an analytical survey of the modern and contemporary Islamist movements by linking their emergence and potency to the historical background of Muslim societies and their encounter with Western globalism. Thus, it also locates the advent of new Islamist espousals of democratic governance. It includes an entirely new section dealing with post 1997 aspects, a section on Al Qaida and the aftermath of 9/11, as well as a discussion of the global reach of Islamism. This volume explores the advent of a new wave of Islamism and its manifestations in Western countries, concluding with an overall evaluation of the future prospects of Islamism and alternative Western policies ranging from direct confrontation to political dialogue.