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Author:
Farmer, Brian R., 1959-
Title:
Radical Islam in the West : ideology and challenge / Brian R. Farmer.
Publisher:
McFarland & Co.,
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
v, 252 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Islam and politics--Europe, Western.
Islam and politics--North America.
Islamic fundamentalism--Europe, Western.
Islamic fundamentalism--North America.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Western Islamist challenge -- The authoritarian personality : piety and immorality -- The Islamist influence in Western democracies -- The culture-clash thesis -- Western approaches to the challenge of Islam -- Bones of contention -- Islamist terror in the west -- The boys next door : Western Islamists -- Western freedoms and jihad -- Islamism and the Internet -- Hope : the evolution of Islam.
Summary:
"This book explores the challenge posed by the immersion of 15 million Muslims in Western democracies and the terrorists present within the larger body of believers. The fact that immersion is insufficient to stem the tide of extremism is discussed, along with the factors that contribute to the growth of radical Islam"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786459530 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786459537 (softcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)630498117
LCCN:
2010039981
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

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