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The broken crescent : the "threat" of militant Islamic fundamentalism

Author: Fereydoun Hoveyda; National Committee on American Foreign Policy.
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Fereydoun Hoveyda; National Committee on American Foreign Policy.
ISBN: 027595837X 9780275958374
OCLC Number: 37755163
Notes: "A National Committee on American Foreign Policy study."
Description: 237 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: First encounter with a militant -- The Iranian connection -- The community of devoted fighters -- The beads and the bullets -- Some precursors -- The turning point -- Fundamentalism forever -- The Islamic state -- Fundamentalist agendas -- Enter Khomeini -- Theologian and tactician -- The kindling of the revolution -- The party of god -- The stretching shadow -- The causes of militant fundamentalism -- The broken crescent -- The case against the west -- The "Great Satan" -- A global danger? -- Holy war (jihad) -- A clash of civilizations? -- Preparing for the "final round" -- Can militant Islamic fundamentalism succeed? -- A challenge to the west and the world? -- Conclusion: the "past shock".
Responsibility: Fereydoun Hoveyda.

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