Gilles Kepel
Muslim Extremism in Egypt
The Prophet and Pharaoh
With a New Preface for 2003
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-23934-0
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296 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 1 map, 5 tables
May 2003, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Politics; Middle Eastern Studies; Islam; Middle Eastern History
May 2003, Only available in Not available in the British Commonwealth, except Canada
Categories: Politics; Middle Eastern Studies; Islam; Middle Eastern History
Praise for the 1993 paperback edition:
"Broadly conceived and incisive."—Shaul Bakhash, New York Review of Books
"Gilles Kepel has given us an extremely thoughtful and balanced guide to a movement whose influence can no longer be ignored."—The Cambridge Review
"[An] incisive study of the Islamic movement in Egypt."—New York Review of Books
"[With its] intensity of interpretive detail and convincing evocation of the economic and political contexts in which Islamist movements in Egypt have developed, this book is in every way a worthy sequel to the work of Richard P. Mitchell, to whom it is dedicated."—Dale F. Eickelman, The Muslim World
"Broadly conceived and incisive."—Shaul Bakhash, New York Review of Books
"Gilles Kepel has given us an extremely thoughtful and balanced guide to a movement whose influence can no longer be ignored."—The Cambridge Review
"[An] incisive study of the Islamic movement in Egypt."—New York Review of Books
"[With its] intensity of interpretive detail and convincing evocation of the economic and political contexts in which Islamist movements in Egypt have developed, this book is in every way a worthy sequel to the work of Richard P. Mitchell, to whom it is dedicated."—Dale F. Eickelman, The Muslim World
"Perhaps more than any other, this book gives the background necessary to understand the purpose and mindset of today's religious radicals. In this classic study of the roots of Islamic extremism, Gilles Kepel demonstrates the pivotal role of the Egyptian connection. He skillfully traces the story of Islamic anti-modernism in Egypt from the early part of the 20th century to its tragic involvement in some of the most violent incidents in recent years, including the terrifying attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993 and 2001. Kepel's treatment is even-handed and sensitive, though the world he uncovers is the dark side of today's global culture."—Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
Gilles Kepel takes us into the world of the students, professionals, workers, and unemployed who are caught up in the Islamic movements of Egypt. Events that have riveted world attention—the first World Trade Center bombing, assassinations in Beirut, the attempt on the life of the Pope, the assassination of Sadat, and, in a new preface, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001—are illuminated by this penetrating study.
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