Good Muslim, bad Muslim : America, the Cold War, and the roots of terror /
"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 Wes...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books
2004
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Modernity and violence
- Culture talk, or How not to talk about Islam and politics
- The Cold War after Indochina
- Afghanistan : the high point in the Cold War
- From proxy wars to open aggression
- Beyond impunity and collective punishment