Religious Radicalism in the Greater Middle East (Hardcover)

Since the mid-1970s, radical groups within the world's religions have grown in size and popularity, taking on more active roles in the political discourses of their respective societies. In the Middle East, this phenomenon has been most pronounced, as groups espousing such outlooks have engaged in comprehensive campaigns - sometimes involving the use of terrorism and other violent tactics - to alter the political systems of the states in which these organizations reside as well as in countries abroad. This collection provides a political analysis of religious radicalism in the Greater Middle East - encompassing the Middle East, central Asia and north Africa.