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Islamic Political Thought and Governance (Hardcover): Abdullah Saeed Islamic Political Thought and Governance (Hardcover)
Abdullah Saeed
R19,920 Discovery Miles 199 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Islam has had a significant impact on world history, not only as a major religion that has directed the personal beliefs and actions of individuals, but also as the basis of a distinct system of government that has developed its own institutions, practices and philosophies. This new Routledge Major Work collection is concerned with the development of political thought in Islam. By political thought is meant, broadly, the study and interpretation of Islamic political culture, ideas, beliefs, and institutions; the contribution of key political theorists and authorities to the understanding or practice of governance; what people and groups believed about political authority and institutions and their political convictions; and how politics in the Islamic world has related to and interacted with other disciplines, such as religion, law, ethics, and philosophy. Although contemporary issues in Islamic political thought are very much in the public focus at the moment, this set also focuses on the history and development of Islamic political theories and thought, from their inception until the twentieth century. Political thought in the Muslim world is connected to its history and by understanding the past, those who study contemporary political thought will have a better grounding to understand current and future developments. Moreover, understanding how Islamic political thought developed also helps shed light on the political thought of other civilizations, such as Western political thought. Political thought in Islam did not develop in isolation -- it responded to and interacted with the political institutions and theories of other civilizations throughout history.

Political Pluralism - A Study in Contemporary Political Theory (Paperback): Kung Chuan Hsiao Political Pluralism - A Study in Contemporary Political Theory (Paperback)
Kung Chuan Hsiao
R1,333 Discovery Miles 13 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2000. This is Volume IV of 6 from the Ethics and Political Philosophy series. It includes a study in contemporary political theory looking at political pluralism or the pluralistic theory of the state, giving a definition of the monistic state and describes the essential features and objections to it.

Political Islam - A Critical Reader (Hardcover): Frederic Volpi Political Islam - A Critical Reader (Hardcover)
Frederic Volpi
R4,343 Discovery Miles 43 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the topic of political Islam gains increased visibility in international politics and current affairs, it has become more difficult to navigate the vast literature that is devoted to explaining this phenomenon. This reader provides the student with an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the study of political Islam. Offering a clear route to the most influential literature in the field, the diverse range of viewpoints presented allows students to obtain a detailed, authoritative and critical perspective on the most pressing questions of the post-9/11 era.

With detailed introductory chapters and clear presentation of existing literature, thematically-arranged sections cover:

  • modern understandings and explanations of Islamism
  • the emergence and development of Islamist groups
  • political responses to the phenomenon
  • democracy and democratization
  • multiculturalism
  • political violence and terrorism
  • globalization
  • the future of political Islam.

This overview of political Islam will help students at all levels to appreciate its many manifestations and dimensions. A relevant text to introductory courses on history, international affairs, government and sociology, this reader is an essential tool for students of the Middle East, Muslim politics, religion in politics and Islamism.

Mawlana Mawdudi and Political Islam - Authority and the Islamic state (Hardcover): Roy Jackson Mawlana Mawdudi and Political Islam - Authority and the Islamic state (Hardcover)
Roy Jackson
R3,885 Discovery Miles 38 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mawlana Mawdudi was one of the most influential and important Islamic thinkers of the modern world, whose brand of political Islam has won widespread acceptance in South and South East Asia as well as the Middle East. He was not only an Islamic scholar, but also a journalist and political activist who founded the Jama?at-i-Islami, which has subsequently influenced the development of many Islamic movements and parties throughout the Muslim world.

This book is the first to critically engage and assess his career and legacy within the wider context of political Islam. It includes coverage of his early life and influences, and examines his considerable influence in the contemporary Islamic world. The issues that were a concern for Mawdudi and continue to have resonance for our world today include such questions as the role of women in Islam, the possibilities for democracy in an Islamic state, the importance of jihad, and the moral and religious responsibility of the individual. Whilst focus is on Mawdudi's life and writings, this is placed within the wider context of topical, often contentious, Islamic thought. ?

Providing an up-to-date and detailed critical study of Mawlana Mawdudi and many issues surrounding political Islam both in his time and today, this book will be an important text for scholars of Islamic Studies, Political Science and Philosophy.

Foucault in an Age of Terror - Essays on Biopolitics and the Defence of Society (Hardcover, New): S. Morton, S. Bygrave Foucault in an Age of Terror - Essays on Biopolitics and the Defence of Society (Hardcover, New)
S. Morton, S. Bygrave
R1,470 Discovery Miles 14 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Notes on Contributors Introduction Life Struggles: War, Disciplinary Power and Biopolitics--J.Reid 'Power's ode to itself': History, Power and Poetry in the Post-Waterloo Writing of Hazlitt, Byron and Shelley: S.Bainbridge Sovereignty, Biopolitics, and the Use of Literature: Michel Foucault and Kathy Acker--A.Houen Michel Foucault: Biopolitics and Biology--J.Marks Biopower, Biological Racism and Eugenics--C.Hanson Michel Foucault: Defending Society and the Idea of Race--D.Macey War and Peace, or Governmentality as the Ruin of Democracy--L.Hartley Necropolitics--A.Mbembe A Geopolitical Blindspot in Foucault's Thought: Biopolitics, Torture and Indefinite Detention in the Colonial World--S.Morton 'Manual for a Raid' and 'Henslowe's Diary': Foucault and the Multiple Meanings of the Document--R.Fensome Foucault, Auden and two New York Septembers--S.Bygrave Notes Index

Sudan Divided - Continuing Conflict in a Contested State (Hardcover): Gunnar M. Sorbo, Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed Sudan Divided - Continuing Conflict in a Contested State (Hardcover)
Gunnar M. Sorbo, Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed
R1,838 Discovery Miles 18 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The secession of South Sudan in July 2011 took place against the backdrop of the Arab Spring, spurring hopes of a "new beginning" that might lead to a more just, democratic Sudan. Nonetheless, the years following secession have witnessed new wars, growing unrest, and renewed calls for the removal of the Islamist regime in Khartoum. This book examines how the Islamist project has shaped developments in Sudan, with a particular focus on how divisive policies at the local and regional levels have created growing regional subcultures of ethnic violence and fragmentation - as well as renewed struggles to fight continued marginalization.

Islamic State and the Coming Global Confrontation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Hussein Solomon Islamic State and the Coming Global Confrontation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Hussein Solomon
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyzes the origins and organizational structure of Islamic State (IS), examining its military triumphs and success in securing new recruits via social media. From its base in Iraq and Syria, IS has spread globally with 17 regional affiliates from Indonesia to Nigeria and sleeper cells in at least 60 countries, capable of atrocities like the Paris attack. To understand the threat of IS, this book explores its organizational structure and underlying ideology, and implications for Western efforts to attack the leadership of IS. The ways IS has grown by swiftly adapting its military strategy, developing creative forms of funding and efforts to win hearts and minds of locals are identified. The author highlights how the competing individual national interests between the Western military alliance and local partners have served to strengthen IS. With its ideology spreading ever further, this book warns of the looming violent confrontation between democratic and Islamist forces. This volume speaks to academics in international relations, security studies and strategic studies, policy-makers and interested parties.

When Jihadi Ideology Meets Social Media (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu When Jihadi Ideology Meets Social Media (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Jamil Ammar, Songhua Xu
R1,911 Discovery Miles 19 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is designed to provide specialists, spectators, and students with a brief and engaging exploration of media usage by radical groups and the laws regulating these grey areas of Jihadi propaganda activities. The authors investigate the use of religion to advance political agendas and the legal challenges involved with balancing regulation with free speech rights. The project also examines the reasons behind the limited success of leading initiatives to curb the surge of online extreme speech, such as Google's "Redirect Method" or the U.S. State Department's campaign called "Think Again." The volume concludes by outlining a number of promising technical approaches that can potently empower tech companies to reduce religious extremist groups' presence and impact on social media.

Ship of Fools (Paperback): Tucker Carlson Ship of Fools (Paperback)
Tucker Carlson
R452 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R71 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cultural Politics in the 1790s - Literature, Radicalism and the Public Sphere (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): A. McCann Cultural Politics in the 1790s - Literature, Radicalism and the Public Sphere (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
A. McCann
R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cultural Politics in the 1790s examines the relationship between sentimental literature, political activism and the public sphere at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on critical theorists such as Habermas, Negt and Kluge, Marcuse and Foucault, it attempts to demonstrate how major literary and political figures of the 1790s can be read in terms of the broader dynamics of modernity. Reading a diverse range of political and literary material from the period, it examines how relationships between the aesthetic and the political, the private and the public, mark the emergence and consolidation of bourgeois behavioral norms and the simultaneous marginalization of potentially more radical forms of political and cultural production.

Capitalism in Contrasting Cultures (Hardcover): Stewart R. Clegg, S. Gordon Redding, Monica Cartner Capitalism in Contrasting Cultures (Hardcover)
Stewart R. Clegg, S. Gordon Redding, Monica Cartner
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Conservative Party Economic Policy - From Heath in Opposition to Cameron in Coalition (Hardcover, New): R. Wade Conservative Party Economic Policy - From Heath in Opposition to Cameron in Coalition (Hardcover, New)
R. Wade
R2,910 Discovery Miles 29 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This timely and insightful analysis of Conservative economic policymaking over the past half century covers the period from Ted Heath's assumption of the leadership through the Heath, Thatcher and Major governments and up to the early years of the coalition. As well as a offering a detailed commentary on the Conservative Party's macroeconomic and microeconomic policymaking for the past 50 years it also establishes a context for the controversial austerity measures implemented by the Conservative-led Coalition that established in the wake of Britain's inconclusive general election of 2010. This is a fascinating insight into policymaking within the Conservative Party as well as an indicator of the extent to which competing conservative philosophies have impacted on the policies pursued. At a time when the Conservative Party and economic policymaking loom large on the political landscape, this book is an invaluable contribution to present debates.

Elite Capture - How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (and Everything Else) (Paperback): Oluf??mi O Taiwo Elite Capture - How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (and Everything Else) (Paperback)
Olufẹ́mi O Taiwo
R408 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R79 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Left and Rights Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 50 - A Conceptual Analysis of the Idea of Socialist... The Left and Rights Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 50 - A Conceptual Analysis of the Idea of Socialist Rights (Hardcover)
Tom Campbell
R4,173 Discovery Miles 41 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book presents an analysis of the concept of rights and provides an illuminating expression of socialist ideals. The author outlines an analysis of fundamental human rights compatible with historical relativism and applies this to the political right of freedom of expression and the economic right to work. Finally he deploys the proposed analysis of socialist rights to explain the ambivalence of socialist thinkers towards welfare rights in contemporary capitalist states and to analyze the logic of assertions that welfare law is often counter-productive.

The Responsible Traveller - A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism... The Responsible Traveller - A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism and Travelling the World With a Conscience (Paperback)
Karen Edwards
R175 Discovery Miles 1 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Responsible Traveller is your ticket to sustainable and ethical travel. This pocket-sized book provides the knowledge and tools that can help you to explore the world with a lighter footprint. Whether you travel out of curiosity, to find respite, to remind yourself of how vast and wonderful our planet is, or in search of life-shaping adventures, having the freedom to explore can be exhilarating and hugely rewarding. However we owe it to the people, cultures, ecosystems and wildlife that we encounter along the way to travel with respect; to preserve our beautiful world for generations to come. The Responsible Traveller will show you how to make actionable changes that result in more thoughtful and adventurous travels, while also doing our very best for Planet Earth. Through case studies and storytelling, you'll learn about the environmental and social effects of tourism and gain a deeper understanding of cultural sensitivity. And through simple, achievable tips and practical lifestyle changes, you'll discover how you can make an almighty difference in reducing your impact. Empowered with this information, perhaps your next adventure will be inspired by consideration, understanding and compassion.

Deliberative Freedom - Deliberative Democracy as Critical Theory (Paperback): Christian F. Rostboll Deliberative Freedom - Deliberative Democracy as Critical Theory (Paperback)
Christian F. Rostboll
R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first sustained look at the relationship between deliberative democratic theory and the topic of freedom.

It Can Happen Here (Hardcover): George E Lowe It Can Happen Here (Hardcover)
George E Lowe
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Radical Pathways - Understanding Muslim Radicalization in Indonesia (Hardcover): Kumar K Ramakrishna Radical Pathways - Understanding Muslim Radicalization in Indonesia (Hardcover)
Kumar K Ramakrishna
R2,505 Discovery Miles 25 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores two of the most crucial areas of the war on terror: 1) why some Muslims turn to violent jihad, and 2) that process in the world's most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia. The recent history of terrorism in Indonesia has brought this country into the world spotlight: the Bali night club bombing by Islamists in 2002 was one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. The recent violence following the executions of three of the Bali bombers, together with a number of thwarted bomb plots, demonstrate the continuing danger posed by radicalized violent Islamists in the country. Written by one of Southeast Asias leading counter-terrorism experts, Radical Pathways offers innovative new perspectives on the sources of violent Muslim radicalization and what should be done to counter it.

Russian Realism - Defending 'Derzhava' in International Relations (Hardcover): Andrei P. Tsygankov Russian Realism - Defending 'Derzhava' in International Relations (Hardcover)
Andrei P. Tsygankov
R3,834 R3,418 Discovery Miles 34 180 Save R416 (11%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Author is one of the most renowned and prominent scholars in Russian foreign policy, politics and IR. Offers a comparative approach of IR theories which situates Russian realism among the national and worldwide discourses.

Man Behind the Curtain - Inside the Secret Network of George Soros (Paperback): Matt Palumbo Man Behind the Curtain - Inside the Secret Network of George Soros (Paperback)
Matt Palumbo
R447 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R103 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

George Soros' web of influence is documented and exposed. No one else in modern politics has anywhere near the power and influence of George Soros, both domestically and internationally. Backed by the tens of billions of dollars he's accumulated throughout his career, Soros has his hand in influencing the media, activist groups, colleges, presidential elections, global elections, local U.S. politics, and much more. Soros has earned himself a reputation as a "boogeyman" character on the right, and nowhere else will you read such an extensive documentation of his influence as in this book.

Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War - Reds Versus Whites (Hardcover): Marlene Laruelle, Margarita Karnysheva Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War - Reds Versus Whites (Hardcover)
Marlene Laruelle, Margarita Karnysheva
R1,572 R1,438 Discovery Miles 14 380 Save R134 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite nostalgia that denounces the 1917 Bolshevik revolution but celebrates the birth of a powerful Soviet Union able to bring the country to the forefront of the international scene after the victory in World War II. Yet in parallel, another historical narrative has gradually consolidated on the Russian public scene, one that favours the opposite camp, namely the White movement and the pro-tsarist groups defeated in the early 1920s. This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of this 'White Revenge', looking at the different actors who promote a White and pro-Romanov rehabilitation agenda in the political, ideological and cultural arenas and what this historical agenda might mean for Russia, both today and tomorrow.

The Labour Party's Political Thought - A History (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 1997): G. Foote The Labour Party's Political Thought - A History (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 1997)
G. Foote
R4,268 Discovery Miles 42 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'an extremely welcome and useful book...the best available text in the field.' - Gregory Claeys, Albion;'A comprehensive encyclopaedia of the ideology of the British Labour Movement...What emerges is by far the clearest account I have ever read of its strengths and weaknesses.' - Tony Benn, MP;This book provides a synoptic and accessible history of the development of political ideas within the Labour Party. It traces the complex relationship between power and political thought and illustrates how Labour's political ideas have been shaped and formed by the Labour Party's political experience. It presents 'labourism' or trade union politics as a clear theory and stresses its importance in understanding the different phases in the party's history, arguing that it constitutes the bedrock of the party's thought and that its crisis has caused the recent changes in party ideology.

Radicalism and Freethought in Nineteenth-Century Britain - The Life of Richard Carlile (Hardcover): Joel H. Wiener Radicalism and Freethought in Nineteenth-Century Britain - The Life of Richard Carlile (Hardcover)
Joel H. Wiener
R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A Cultural Approach to Populism (Hardcover): Juha Herkman A Cultural Approach to Populism (Hardcover)
Juha Herkman
R3,826 R3,173 Discovery Miles 31 730 Save R653 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Introduces the basic theories and analyses the cultural construction of populism regarding radical democratic theory and empirical studies. The author builds a bridge between radical democratic and ideational approaches on populism with examples and studies that emphasise European radical right populism, alongside US, Latin American and Asian cases. The future of populism is discussed in regard to Covid-19 pandemic and Donald Trump's fall in the US presidential elections in 2020 that together with above-mentioned global megatrends and with the development of media and communication environment set conditions for the 2020s populism.

The Next Three Futures - Paradigms of Things to Come (Hardcover, New): W. Warren Wagar The Next Three Futures - Paradigms of Things to Come (Hardcover, New)
W. Warren Wagar
R2,148 Discovery Miles 21 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Wagar pulls together all aspects of futures studies in this unique volume--comprising a vital introduction to, and defense of, the impressive array of futurist inquiry. The book examines how futurists think and work. It compares and analyzes their ideas on a wide range of topics, including the environment, politics, economics, war and peace, and sociocultural issues. Wagar also shows how the three ideological paradigms within the futures field, the technoliberal, the radical, and the countercultural, play a role in the study of the future. The organizing theme of this unique work by W. Warren Wagar is the way in which images of alternative futures are shaped by ideological differences in the present. Wagar identifies three principal camps of futurist thought: technoliberals, radicals, and counterculturalists. By far the largest group are the technoliberals--supporters of parliamentary democracy, civil liberties, free enterprise, and technological progress. Radicals occupy the Marxist and democratic-socialist Left, while counterculturalists espouse decentralist, eco-pacifist, and New Age values. The Next Three Futures pulls together all aspects of futures studies--comprising a vital introduction and outline of the many worlds of futurist inquiry. The book consists of two parts: the first an examination of how futurists think and work; the second a comparative and critical analysis of their ideas on a wide variety of topics. After a short prologue, the first chapter defines the scope and limitations of futures research, and discusses its chief methodologies. The next chapter gives a valuable intellectual history of futurism from its earliest origins, with special emphasis on the work of H. G. Wells. The idea of the ideological paradigm in futures studies is described in the third chapter. The following four chapters, making up part two, investigate the thinking of contemporary futurists on the environment, economic and political developments, war and peace, and societal/cultural issues. Wagar's epilogue considers the possibility that the technoliberal, radical, and countercultural futures may all lie ahead for humankind, but at different stages and times in the years to come. This highly readable volume will be of great value to students of futurism, futurists, political scientists, sociologists, economic forecasters, environmentalists, and anyone else fascinated by the study of the future.

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