Awakening Islam [electronic resource] : the politics of religious dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia / Stéphane Lacroix ; translated by George Holoch.
Lacroix, Stéphane, 1978-; Holoch, George.
2011
DS244.63 .L345 2011eb
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Title Awakening Islam [electronic resource] : the politics of religious dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia / Stéphane Lacroix ; translated by George Holoch.
Author Lacroix, Stéphane, 1978-
Uniform Title Islamistes saoudiens, une insurrection manquée. English
ISBN 9780674061071 electronic book
9780674049642
Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Language English
Language Note Translated from the French.
Description 1 online resource (373 p.) : map.
Call Number DS244.63 .L345 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.5/5709538
Summary Explores the political culture in Saudi Arabia, describing how the Middle Eastern country became a place of refuge for Islamist militants beginning in the 1950s, which led to a social movement that focused on political activism and local religious ideas, and discussing the effects of this social movement on Saudi society.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Added Author Holoch, George.
Available in Other Form Awakening Islam.
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Islamism in a fragmented society
The development of the Sahwa
Resistance to Sahwa ascendancy
A sacrificed generation
The logic of the insurrection
Anatomy of a failure
The Islamists after the insurrection
Conclusion : the lessons of the insurrection.

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