Good Muslim, bad Muslim
Good Muslim, bad Muslim2004
America, the Cold War, and the roots of terror
About this book
"Dispels the idea of 'good' (secular, westernized) and 'bad' (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities ... Argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America's embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam"--jacket.
Details
- First published
- 2004
- OL Work ID
- OL1790880W
Subjects
Drug trafficSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001Islam and politicsPolitical aspects of Drug trafficPolitical aspects of TerrorismCausesCold WarTerrorismForeign relationsHistoryTerrorism, poltical aspectsUnited states, foreign relations, 1945-1989United states, foreign relations, afghanistanUnited states, foreign relations, developing countriesDeveloping countries, foreign relations, united statesWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009September 11 Terrorist AttacksRelations extérieures