Description
Despite increasingly frantic calls for western leaders to 'understand Islam better', there is still a critical distinction that needs to be made between 'Islam' as religion and 'Islamism' in the sense of militant mindset. This book states that a proper understanding of Islamism will help the western powers defeat the jihadi threat.
About the Author
Meghnad Desai is a Labour peer in the House of Lords. Before his retirement Lord Desai was Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Director of the LSE's Centre for the Study of Global Governance. He is the author of several books which include 'Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism' (1994).
Reviews
'Meghnad Desai has given us a much needed guide to the complex role of Islam in current geopolitical conflicts. Bringing together a wealth of historical knowledge with powerful insights into globalisation, he shows that Global Islam is a revolutionary movement in many ways like those of the twentieth century. This is a book that deserves to be very widely read.' - John Gray, Professor of European Thought, London School of Economics, and author of Al Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern (2004). EASTERN EYE 'Meghnad makes a valid point when he argues that the old politics of race has been superseded by the politics of religion. It is necessary to understand the true nature of global Islam.' CYBERNOON.COM 'The book deserves the attention of Muslims and non-Muslims alike.'THE MUSLIM WORLD BOOK REVIEWMost will agree with the author that ideas should be fought with ideas...Even a Muslim can find little wrong with the author's description of Islamic history and doctrine.
Book Information
ISBN 9781845112677
Author Meghnad Desai
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC