Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam by Kepel, Professor Gilles - 2002-04-15

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Belknap Press, 2002-04-15. Hardcover. Very good. 6.25x1.5x9.25. The late twentieth century has witnessed the emergence of an unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: Islamist political movements. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power throughout the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts everywhere. Their jihad, or ""Holy Struggle,"" aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of the Koran. Religious ideology proved a cohesive force, gathering followers ranging from students and the young urban poor to middle-class professionals.After an initial triumph with the Islamic revolution in Iran, the movement waged jihad against the USSR in Afghanistan, proclaiming for the first time a doctrine of extreme violence. By the end of the 1990s, the failure to seize political power elsewhere led to a split: movement moderates developed new concepts of ""Muslim democracy"" while extremists resorted to large-scale terrorist… Read More

Belknap Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Brand: Belknap Press, 2002-04-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Cambrdige: The Belknap Press, 2002. 454pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fiine/Fine.

2002 hardcover first edition first printing (no additional printings listed). Light sunning on cover and soil on edge, else fine .

Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press. Very good plus in a vg jacket - no makrings light wear. . VG Plus. Hardcover. 1st. 2002.

Belknap Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0674008774 . 454 pages .

Belknap Press, 2002-04-15. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket in all-around very good condition. A very nice copy.