Hizb ut-Tahrir : the untold history of the Liberation Party / Reza Pankhurst.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-310) and index.

Machine generated contents note: The untold history -- Bringing history to life -- 1. Taqiudeen al-Nabhani (1911-1948) -- Sheikh Yusuf al-Nabhani -- Taqiudeen al-Nabhani: the formative years and the end of the Ottomans -- The return to Palestine, working life and the Nakba (Catastrophe) -- 2. The Birth of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (1948-1953) -- `When severe shocks in the society produce a common feeling' -- Al-Nabhani and the Muslim Brotherhood -- The beginnings -- Making it official -- 3. Trying to Enter Society (1954-1959) -- From emergence to lift-off -- Campaigning for an Islamic state -- Parliament and beyond as a platform -- Between leadership struggles and growing pains -- Entering society with Nasser at the doorway -- 4. Establishing the Caliphate (1960-1968) -- Interacting with society -- Mass support and `caesarean sections' -- Preparing for birth -- Attempting `caesarean section' -- 5. The Long Wait (1969-1977) -- The second coup attempt and other Jordanian affairs -- Government in waiting -- Tumbling to reassessment -- The end of an era -- 6. Reviving the Revivalists (1977-1990) -- In Libya -- Delegation to Muammar Gaddafi -- Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution -- Between Arab pressure and global expansion -- 7. A Global Party (1990-2012) -- Heartland problems, hinterland success -- Reaction to the war on terror -- To Western eyes -- The opening of the political space -- Conclusion: `A Remarkably Persistent Organization' -- Appendix I Constitution -- Appendix II Literature -- Appendix III Illustrations -- People and events.