A Fundamental Fear
Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism| By: | S. Sayyid |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9781783601912 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783601936 |
| Edition: | 3 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The fear and anxiety aroused by Islamism is not a myth, nor is it simply a consequence of terrorism or fundamentalism.
Writing in 1997, before 9/11 and before the austerity that has bred a new generation of far right groups across Europe and the US, S. Sayyid warned of a spectre haunting Western civilization. This groundbreaking book, banned by the Malaysian government, is both an analysis of the conditions that have made 'Islamic fundamentalism' possible and a provocative account of the ways in which Muslim identities have come to play an increasingly political role throughout the world.
This is a pioneering, provocative and intricately crafted study, which shows the challenge of Islamism is not only geopolitical or even cultural but also epistemological.