Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Islamist challenge
2. Definitions and representations: the legacy of Orientalism
3. ‘The Fanonian Impulse': Islamism as identity and ideology
4. Roots and branches: From the Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas
5. Islamists without borders: al-Qa'ida and its affiliates
6. Hezbollah: Islamism as obligation to resistance and governance
7. Bitter harvest: Algerian Islamism
8. Western Europe: Islamism as mirror image
9. Conclusion: Islamism and a fragmented quest for dignity
Bibliography

About the Author

Anders Strindberg teaches at the Naval Postgraduate School,Center for Homeland Defense and Security, California. Mats Warn is a research associate in the Politics ofDevelopment Group at Stockholm University (PODSU).

Reviews

"A valuable source for those interested in a critical exposition of Islamism." The Muslim World Book Review "Crucially, Islamism compels us to critically rethink our assumptions and models for the study of Islamism and 'acknowledge the intellectual harm caused by neo-Orientalist scholarship'." International Affairs "This unique and original book provides a masterful analysis of the nature and causes of Islamism, its points of contention, and the diverse scholarly positions on these questions. Combining academic rigor with a clear and engaging style, Islamism will be an excellent textbook and a valuable resource for scholars and policy makers." John L. Esposito, Georgetown University "Islamism presents political Islam as one of the most powerful social movements of our time. Those who are interested in a critical and non-conventional study of Islamism will benefit greatly from reading this book." Ali Mirsepassi, New York University