| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 403 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The framework. Introduction: Black markets, militants, and clans : informal networks, Islamism, and the politics of identity -- Part II. The institutional context in an era of abundance. "The house the boom built" : the informal economy and Islamist politics in Egypt -- Investing in Islamism : labor remittances, Islamic banking, and the rise of political Islam in Sudan -- Islamic versus clan networks : labor remittances, Hawwala banking, and the predatory state in Somalia -- Part III. Globalization and institutional change in an era of scarcity. Economic crisis, informal institutions, and the transformation of Islamist politics in Egypt -- From remittance economy to Rentier state : the rise and fall of an Islamist authoritarian regime in Sudan -- State collapse, informal networks, and the dilemma of state building in Somalia -- The political economy of radicalization : informal networks and the rise of an urban militant Islamism in Cairo -- Conclusions: Informal markets and the politics of identity. |
| Summary |
"The emergence, and proliferation, of Islamist militant organizations, ranging from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Al-Shabbaab in Somalia, to Boko Haram in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, has once again demonstrated that political Islam is an important global political issue. It has also highlighted a number of challenging, but increasingly crucial analytical questions: How popular a force is militant Islam, and how is it distinguishable from more conservative and moderate forms of Islamic activism? Does the rise of Islamic militancy across many regions of the Muslim world represent a "clash of civilizations," or is its emergence a result of locally embedded, but globally linked, economic and social forces? And, finally, given the considerable diversity of socioeconomic formations within Muslim societies when, and under what conditions, do religious rather than ethnic cleavages serve as the most salient source of political identification?"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2021). |
| Local Note |
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Open Access Books and Elements |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Terrorism -- Middle East.
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Terrorism -- Africa.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam and politics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General.
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Islam and politics. (OCoLC)fst00979879
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Islamic fundamentalism. (OCoLC)fst00979941
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Terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01148101
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
(OCoLC)fst01148138
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Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
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Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Medani, Khalid Mustafa, 1965- Black markets and militants Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2021 9781108832519 (DLC) 2021024546 |
| ISBN |
9781108961011 electronic book |
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1108961010 electronic book |
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9781108832519 hardcover |
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