James Francis

Understanding Islamism James Francis

"Islamism has been the focus of widespread academic and popular concern in recent decades. The very subject of Islamism elicits extreme reactions, either from those who support or oppose it. Even for those who might be neutral towards it, curiosity around the issue has soared, especially in the West. The ideology of Islamism is associated with many socio-political phenomena that the West is still trying to come to terms with, ranging from the Soviet-Afghan war to 9/11, to the Arab Spring, and even to issues and debates about immigration in Western countries. Therefore, understanding Islamism is essential to understanding the various discussions, events, and political projects and assertions that are partially associated with it, or are entirely dependent on it, or are motivated by this ideology."

This book is an attempt to understand and analyse the foundations of this very complex and poorly understood ideology. This book is relatively short but extremely dense in information. Clear, concise and straight to the point to explain the ideology of Islamism, or political Islam.