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Book SynopsisDuring the nineteenth century, Christian missionaries vied for the Chinese souls they thought they were saving. But many things held them back: Western gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties and their own prejudices, which increased hostility towards Christianity. ''One more Christian, one less Chinese,'' has long been a popular cliché in China. Guns and Gospel examines the accusation of ''cultural imperialism'' levelled against the missionaries and explores their complex and ambivalent relationships with the opium trade and British imperialism. Ambrose Mong follows key figures among the missionaries, such as Robert Morrison, Charles Gützlaff, James Hudson Taylor and Timothy Richard, uncovering why some succeeded where others failed, and asks whether they really became lackeys to imperialism.Trade Review"Ambrose Mong, S.J., offers readers a nuanced interpretation of the Protestant experience in China, from the days of the earliest missionaries to the present day. Concentrating on 19th century missionary personalities, his theme is the interaction between imperialism and evangelism. He clearly shows how the ambivalent connection between Christianity and the Western incursion into China time and again presented obstacles to the spread of the gospel. Guns and Gospel should be read by all who are interested in the early history of Protestant Christianity in China, and its continuing impact on the church today." - Philip L. Wickeri, Professor of Church History, Ming Hua Theological College, Hong Kong "Guns and Gospel is a fine synthesis that investigates the symbiosis between Christianization and Western imperialism. ... [It] is an essential reading for anyone interested in Chinese Christianity, interreligious dialogues, and cross-cultural engagements." - Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Department of History, Pace University (New York), due to be published in Ching Feng "Ambrose Mong provides a valuable insight into the historical background of Chinese attitudes to Christian mission in China. In a wide-ranging study, Mong sheds light on why Christianity is still a minority religion in China. ... The contents of this book are especially important for Western Christians seeking to understand China." - Trish Madigan, The Swag: Quarterly Magazine of the National Council of Priests of Australia "This book is useful in stimulating interest in mission and cultural studies, even studies in contextual theology, particularly the popular topic of Asian theology." - Jihe Gaius Song, The Expository Times, Volume 129, Number 3, December 2017 "By outlining the Chinese mission history, Mong draws attention to both global and local forces that influenced the passions, visions, and actions of different Protextant missions, the missionaries' perception of China as 'the Other', and the dissemination of Christianity in a Chinese context .... Guns and Gospel is an essential reading for anyoen interested in Chinese Christianity, interreligious dialogues, and cross-cutural engagements." - Joseph Tse-hei Lee, Ching Feng, 16.1-2 (2016) "Guns and Gospel is a sophisticated overview of the work of Christian missionaries in China, and in its pages we see a range of human motivation ranging from rapaciousness to charity." James Carter, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2018. "Mong has made great efforts to show the personalities of the above-mentioned Protestant missionaries and pinpoint their ambigous roles in imperialism and evangelism." Wai-Yin Christian Wong, Journal of Chinese Religions, Volume 46, Issue 1, May 10 2018 'This is a valuable volume on this subject and should be on the reading lists for this topic.' STUART VOGEL, Auckland, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, vol.20, no1. 2018, pp.109-11Table of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Christus Victor Chapter 2 Opening of China Chapter 3 Uprisings Chapter 4 Pro Deo et Patri Chapter 5 A Colourful Character Chapter 6 A Generous Spirit Chapter 7 All Things to All Men Chapter 8 Mission under Fire Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explains the current destruction of graves in the Islamic world and traces the ideological sources of iconoclasm in their historical perspective, from medieval theological and legal debates to contemporary Islamist movements including ISIS.

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Book SynopsisIn September 2014, Azad Cudi became one of seventeen snipers deployed when ISIS, trying to shatter the Kurds in a decisive battle, besieged the northern city of Kobani. In LONG SHOT, he tells the inside story of how a group of activists and idealists withstood a ferocious assault and, street by street, house by house, took back their land in a victory that was to prove the turning point in the war against ISIS. By turns devastating, inspiring and lyrical, this is a unique account of modern war and of the incalculable price of victory as a few thousand men and women achieved the impossible and kept their dream of freedom alive.Trade ReviewA book to marvel at, learn from, and return to again and again -- John le CarréSimply outstanding . . . powerful * BOOKLIST *Profoundly affecting . . . There are horrors but also humanity - inspiration, even, alongside the tragedy. A surprisingly lyrical tribute to a much-put-upon people and to fallen comrades in arms that deserves a wide audience -- Fergal Hallahan * IRISH NEWS *Vivid * DAILY MIRROR *Striking and memorable * WALL STREET JOURNAL *A propulsive memoir that captures the grim reality of small-scale conflict and reveals the fragmented politics of the Middle East today * KIRKUS *Gripping . . . His story, elegantly told, will resonate long after the final ISIS fighter falls * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *

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Book SynopsisA deaf-mute woman waiting for her brother to pick her up in front of shop window is arrested by two members of the Saudi "morality police" (mutawas) on suspicion of prostitution. They report their allegation to the governor of Riyadh, who accepts it without question and passes sentence. The next Friday she is stoned to death in public. A German woman married to a Saudi man makes the mistake of taking a taxi downtown without a male escort. For her "crime" she is arrested, raped, and thrown into prison. Later her German-Saudi baby son is taken away and she is deported to Cyprus without passport and money. A Syrian truck driver is accused of stealing the truck he is driving. As a consequence, both of his hands are amputated. Are these incredible but true incidents merely aberrations, the result of a few power-crazed officials acting outrageously outside the reach of a generally law-abiding society? Unfortunately, they are all too common in the theocratic police state that is contemporary Saudi Arabia. As the author vividly recounts in this shocking expose, in the wealthy Saudi oil kingdom there is no such thing as secular law or modern courts. Instead, Saudi princes create the laws, based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Koran and Hadith, and the muttawas act as judges, enforcers, and executioners. The author lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for many years. A fluent speaker of Arabic, he was told about the many appalling incidents reported in this book by victims and their friends and relatives. He cross-checked all the accounts here given through multiple interviews. Amazingly, in some cases, the actual victimizers themselves openly, often with condescending and smug contempt, corroborated the events. This revealing portrait of intolerance and social oppression presents an image that foreign reporters never see in the carefully controlled Saudi kingdom.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a fresh perspective on religious difference by setting local challenges within the global picture, and exploring the meaning of religious resurgence for Western secularist ideas. Theory and practical engagement are combined in an imaginative Christian approach to responding to religious difference, without resorting to relativism.Trade ReviewAt a time when some are fomenting divisions among religions, this wonderful book fosters understanding and compassion. Read it and you will feel more hopeful about the world. -- Dame Minouche Shafik, Director, London School of EconomicsThis book on interfaith engagement, by a distinguished leader in the field, not only vividly tells the story of a remarkable initiative but also gives its secret: an approach to faith communities and religious issues that is well-informed, imaginative, wise in strategy and execution, and deeply relevant to our conflicted world. -- David F. Ford OBE, Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus, University of CambridgeA thoughtful account of how religion can play a constructive role amid conflicts, and why people of faith should make this effort. -- Craig Calhoun, University Professor of Social Sciences, Arizona State University, USAThis short, incisive Christian reflection on interfaith dialogue and practice could well become a landmark in identifying and resourcing the next generation's agenda for such encounter... This invigorating work could energise much theology, interfaith encounter, and religious education, as well as the teaching of politics and social sciences. -- Dr Philip Lewis, Consultant on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations to the Bishop of Leeds, and former lecturer in Peace Studies at Bradford University * Church Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Saved from the Way of Blood. 2. Things Fall Apart. 3. The Return of Religion. 4. Deeply Christian, Serving the Common Good. 5. Becoming Good Neighbours.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is a tribute to the work of Michael Jerryson, one of the initiators of the academic discourse on Buddhism and violence whose intellectual pursuits have resulted in a trailblazing shift in the academic study of Buddhism. Preconceived in the modern west as a pacific, chiefly meditative practice aiming for personal salvation and world peace, Buddhism has been exposed in the last few decades for its manifold legacy of violence. This is apparent not only in Buddhist groups' history of support for actual military aims, but in Buddhism's association with religious nationalism and in its more subtle expressions of discursive and structural violence. This exposure is due in significant part to Michael Jerryson who, in addition to exploring this perhaps surprising Buddhist history, has investigated the dynamism of Buddhist authority. Most recently in his critique of U Wirathu, the Burmese Buddhist monk whose advocacy of Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar has stirred a boiling pot of anti-Muslim resentments, Michael Jerryson has shown that reverence for Burmese religious authorities transcends respect for traditional Buddhist doctrine and monastic accomplishments. It emanates instead from the phenomenon of religious authority itself and from the cultural institutions which support it. His examinations have resulted in heightened sensitivity to the sociology of religious authority and violence. The scholarly contributions in this volume include discussions of Buddhism and violence, religious authority and nationalism, whether Buddhist, Christian, white, or other.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Legacy of Michael Jerryson Margo Kitts and Mark Juergensmeyer Section I: Buddhism and Violence 1. Introduction Stephen Jenkins, Humboldt State University 2. Dharma and Its Discontents John M. Thompson, Christopher Newport University 3. Buddhists and International Law Ben Schonthal, University of Otago 4. Exorcising the Body Politic: The Question of Conversion at the Tibet-Mongol Interface Matthew King, University of California, Riverside 5. De-Centering the Normative in the Introduction to Buddhism Class Nathan McGovern, Franklin Marshall College 6. But is it Buddhist? Blaze Marpet, Northwestern University 7. Humanizing the Rohingya Beyond Victimization Grisel d’Elena, Florida International University Section 2: Religious Authority 8. Introduction: Religious Authority Matthew Walton, University of Toronto 9. Contested Authority: Evangelism as a Cultural System Julie Ingersoll, University of North Florida 10. Jerryson’s “Exposure of Buddhism” and the Legacy of Violence in US War Culture Kelly Denton-Borhaug, Moravian College 11. Making Authority from Apocalypse: Three Cases from Classical Islam Jamel Velji, Claremont McKenna College 12. Affect in the Archives: Violence in Late Ancient Apocalyptic Texts Abby Kulisz, Indiana University 13. Religion, Authority Grammar: The Scholarly Legacy of Secular Concepts Andrew Atwell, University of Chicago

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Book SynopsisThe act of converting people to certain beliefs or values is highly controversial in today's postcolonial, multicultural world. Proselytization has been viewed by some as an aggressive act of political domination. 'Proselytization Revisited' offers a comprehensive overview of the many arguments for and against proselytization in different regions and contexts. Proselytization is examined in the context of rights talk, globalisation and culture wars. The volume brings together essays demonstrating the global significance of proselytization, ranging from Christians in India to Turkish Islamic Movements and the Wiccan use of modern media technologies. The cross-cultural and multidisciplinary nature of this collection of essays provides a fresh perspective and the book will be of value to readers interested in the dynamic interaction of beliefs, ideas and cultures.Table of Contents1. Rosalind I. J. Hackett, "Revisiting Proselytization in the Context of Rights Talk, Free Markets and Culture Wars"2. Jean-Francois Mayer, "Conflicts over Proselytism - An Overview and Comparative Perspective"3. Jacob De Roover and Sarah Claerhout, "Conversion of the World: Proselytization in India and the Universalization of Christianity"4. Grace Kao, "The Logic of Anti-Proselytization, Revisited"5. Paul Freston, "The Changing Face of Christian Proselytization: New Actors from the Global South"6. Heather Sharkey, "Muslim Apostasy, Christian Conversion, and Religious Freedom in Egypt"7. F.-K. Asonzeh Ukah, "Seeing is More Than Believing: Posters and Proselytization in Nigeria"8. Steve C. Berkwitz, "Buddhism and the Politics of Conversion in Sri Lanka"9. Rachelle Jacobs Scott, "Merit and the Search for Inner Peace: the Discourses and Technologies of Dhammakaya Proselytization"10. Jean DeBernardi, "Asia's Antioch: Evangelical Christianity and Proselytism in Singapore"11. Paul-Francois Tremlett, "False Consciousness and the Jargon of Authenticity: Religion and Nationalism in the Christianised Lowland Philippines"12. Patsy Rahn, "Salvation through Secular Protest: the Development of Falun Gong Proselytization"13. Mark Mullins, "The Social and Legal Context of Proselytization in Contemporary Japanese Religions"14. Olga Kazmina, "Negotiating Proselytism in 21st Century Russia"15. Bayram Balci, "Between Da'wa and Mission: Turkish Islamic Movements in the Turkic World (Central Asia and the Caucasus)"16. Julia S. Kovalchuk, "Spiritual Wars in the 10-40 Window: Korean Proselytism among Russia's Asian Minorities"17. Shawn Arthur, "Proselytization or Information? Wicca and the Internet"18. Omri Elisha, "You Can't Talk to an Empty Stomach: Faith-based Activism, Holistic Evangelism, and the Publicity of Evangelical Engagement"19. James T. Richardson, Concluding remarks

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Book SynopsisGlobal jihadism has been on policy agendas for more than two decades. Since the 9/11 attacks, both transnational jihadi entities such as Al-Qaeda and national or regional militant groups have attracted a great deal of media and scholarly attention. In recent years, policy agendas have increasingly come to include a focus on countering militant jihadi ideologies. Despite this, studies of global jihadism that take the impact of ideas seriously are at a relatively early stage and have yet to fully capture the richness of their social contexts and intellectual universes. Departing from the security studies approaches that have characterised much writing about jihadi groups, this volume aims to engage policy-makers and specialists alike by bridging existing disciplines and areas of study to create a framework for beginning to understand jihadi movements through the study of their ideologies, intellectual histories, political engagements and geographies. The contributors to the volume come from a range of academic disciplines (including history, anthropology, political science, religious studies and area studies), as well as from the worlds of diplomacy and policy research. In addition to studies of globalised contexts and ideologies, the volume also includes detailed studies of jihadi currents of thought and responses to them in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, India, Pakistan, Egypt, South-East Asia and Europe.Trade Review'If you want to understand the origins, ideological and political worldviews of what is popularly referred to as transnational jihadism, then Jeevan Deol and Zaheer Kazmi's Contextualising Jihadi Thought is the book to read. A masterful and accessible global perspective that will be welcomed by academic experts, policymakers and students alike.' * John L. Esposito, University Professor, Georgetown University and author of The Future of Islam *'This is a complex text that aims at understanding transnational jihadist networks through the study of their ideologies, intellectual histories, political engagements and geographic contexts. It includes richly detailed case studies of local militant groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, India, North Africa, South-East Asia and the UK. A breath of fresh air in a subject area dominated by narrow and simplistic commentaries, which take the ideological narratives of jihadist factions at face value.' * Fawaz A. Gerges, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics, and author of The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda *'Jeevan Deol and Zaheer Kazmi have brought together an extremely impressive team of contributors to write one of the best available books on jihadi ideology. This is essential reading for any serious student of al-Qaida and the jihadi movement.' * Thomas Hegghammer, Director of Terrorism studies, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) *'A truly valuable contribution to the understanding of jihadi discourse and rationale, bringing into light new analysis and interpretation of these movements, in a legitimate and largely successful attempt to "de-exoticise" them.'- * Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu, Sciences Po, Paris, author, The Arab Revolution *

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Book SynopsisA perennial frontier for Islamic orthodoxy, Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in Islamist-inspired assassinations and terrorist attacks. In July 2016, the world's attention fell upon a café in a leafy Dhaka neighbourhood as the barbarity of a distant 'Caliphate' was visited on this corner of South Asia. Twenty-nine died in the assault on the Holey Bakery, affixing an unbidden nightmare to the image of a supposedly tolerant Muslim nation. Joseph Allchin probes Bangladesh's recent and distant past as he investigates how it has become the latest front in world extremism. Delving into the local and global differences between political actors, he exposes the continued influence of the country's independence struggle on today's allegiances, and scrutinises the careers of two long-term rivals: current prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Khaleda Zia, who held the office in 1991-6 and 2001-6. This unerring investigation examines the relationship between radical Islam and the Bangladeshi political class, laying bare the extremist forces that bedevil the country's present and future.Trade Review‘An important contribution on an under-explored topic [which] must be recommended for all south Asia watchers and observers of Islamist militancy the world over.’ -- International Affairs‘["Many Rivers, One Sea"] displays an acute understanding of the sources, evolution and growth of Islamist politics in Bangladesh over the course of the past several decades … telling anecdotes combined with an attention to historical detail make Allchin’s book a truly compelling read.’ -- India Today‘[Allchin] lays out in vivid, if not bloody, detail, the persistence in contemporary Bangladesh of violent extremism in the name of Islam. He has produced one of the best compilations of terror in Bangladesh in English and between two covers.’ -- South Asia Journal‘This is a remarkable book … a notable contribution to the literature on Islamic extremism.’ -- Asian Affairs Journal‘Allchin’s grippingly written account of the rise and modus operandi of [Bangladeshi] militant movements is sobering, and will add to the political challenges the country faces.’ -- Survival: Global Politics and Strategy'Combining an investigative reporter's probing eyes and an academic's rigour, Allchin goes behind the scenes of ongoing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh, contextualising events within the domestic, regional and global political trends in a manner seldom found in media coverage and public discourse. A compelling and captivating narrative.' -- Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor of Politics and Government, Illinois State University'A penetrating look at the background behind Bangladesh's explosion of Islamist violence, by a journalist who knows the country better than his peers do. Essential reading for students of South Asian extremism.' -- Ellen Barry, Chief International Correspondent, The New York Times'An original and thought-provoking book. Drawing on his long and unique relationship with the country, Allchin digs deep beneath surface understandings to explore the complex factors behind Bangladesh's changing faces.' -- David Lewis, Professor of Social Policy and Development, LSE

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Book SynopsisIslamist terrorism is on the rise in Europe, and we are witnessing new methods of attack on an all-too-regular basis. While the death of Osama bin Laden and the advent of the `Arab Spring’ fed expectations that international jihadism was a spent force, Europe has faced an increase in terrorist plots over the past few years. In addition, there are growing security concerns over the fallout of the Syrian conflict, and its sizeable contingents of battle-hardened European fighters. This book provides a comprehensive account of the rise of jihadist militancy in Europe and offers a detailed background for understanding the current and future threat. Based on a wide range of new primary sources, it traces the phenomenon back to the late 1980s, and the formation of jihadist support networks in Europe in the early 1990s. Combining analytical rigour with empirical richness, the book offers a comprehensive account of patterns of terrorist cell formation and plots between 1995 and 2017. In contrast to existing research which has emphasised social explanations, failed immigration and homegrown radicalism, this book highlights the entrepreneurial role of former Arab-Afghan veterans and their associated organisations and ideological agendas.Trade Review'Nesser's detailed analysis of the threat we face could hardly be more timely. Its main focus is on the individuals involved, their backgrounds, motivations and modus operandi.' -- The Independent; 'Petter Nesser's unflashy book analyses jihadi activity in Europe from the 1994 attempt by Algerian hijackers to crash an Air France jet into Paris to the massacre at Charlie Hebdo's offices and the kosher deli hostage crisis one year ago.' -- The Times; 'A forensic look at 20 years of terrorist attacks. … This is not a book to read if you want to sleep easy.' -- The Sunday Times; 'Petter Nesser is one of the longest standing and most objective observers of this phenomenon. His book is full of detailed information that will make it a work of reference for many years to come. More than any other book on the subject, it shows the continuities and discontinuities, allowing readers and analysts to make sense of what has changed and what has remained the same. An absolute must read for anyone studying jihadist terrorism in Europe.' -- Peter Neumann, Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), King's College London; 'Petter Nesser is to be commended for a clear and well-researched explanation of jihadist terrorism in Europe that is impressive in historical range and depth of coverage. His study is essential for understanding a subject that is of paramount importance to the public and policy makers as well as scholars.' -- Martha Crenshaw, Senior Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University; 'Several of the very best studies on terrorism have emerged from scholars around the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI). This is another of them. Petter Nesser's history of Islamist terrorism in Europe explains more than two decades of terrorist plotting like no other single-author study -- a must read for counter-terrorist professionals and academics, but also for all concerned citizens who want to make sense of “senseless violence.”' -- Alex P. Schmid, Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives on Terrorism and former Officer-in-Charge of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations

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Book SynopsisThe Jacobite Wars is a detailed exploration of the Jacobite military campaigns of 1715 and 1745, set against the background of Scottish political, religious and constitutional history. The author has written a clear and demythologised account of the military campaigns waged by the Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchs. He draws on the work of recent historians who have come to emphasise the political significance of the rebellions (which had been dismissed by earlier historians), showing the danger faced by the Hanoverian regime during those years of political and religious turbulence. The Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 occurred within the context of the 1707 Act of Union, acquiring the trappings of a national crusade to restore Scotland's independence. James Edward Stuart promised consistently to break the Union between Scotland and England if he became King. The rebellions also had great religious significance: the Jacobite cause was committed to restoring a Catholic dynasty to the throne and was therefore supported by the small number of Catholics in the country, and also the Episcopalians, who were together set against the Presbyterians. The failure of the rebellions, culminating in the Battle of Culloden, coincided with the national identity of Scotland becoming associated with Presbyterianism and North Britain. John L. Roberts presents the view that the political vulnerability of Hanoverians would explain the strength of Government reaction to the 1745 rebellion, especially in the Scottish Highlands, and the ferocity of its retribution, which has long been lamented in popular Scottish culture. The Jacobite Wars will appeal to anyone with an interest in the military history of this key period in Scotland's past.Trade ReviewDrawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment of this much-mythologized episode of Scottish history. -- Trevor Royle Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment of this much-mythologized episode of Scottish history.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Origins of the Jacobite Movement; 2. Outbreak of the 1715 Rebellion; 3. March South to Preston; 4. Battle of Sherrifmuir; 5. End of the 1715 Rebellion; 6. Jacobitism in the Doldrums; 7. 'A Rash and Desperate Undertaking'; 8. March South to Edinburgh; 9. 'Masters of Scotland'; 10. Nemesis at Derby; 11. Retreat to Scotland; 12. The Highland Campaign; 13. Prelude to Culloden; 14. Battle of Culloden; 15. Aftermath of Culloden; 16. Escape of the Prince; Select Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisHanif Qadir is recognised as one of the world's leading specialists in positively transforming violent extremists. He has worked with hundreds of high-risk terrorist and violent extremist cases and has challenged many known figureheads who lead violently extreme groups both at home and abroad. In this essential book for all those who work with young people, Hanif outlines the push and pull factors and the early indicators of radicalisation, and offers decisive and unambiguous advice on how and when to intervene. The book includes anonymous case studies of a wide variety of people Hanif has personally worked with and lays down simple lessons on what success and failure looks like when tackling extremism.Trade Review"No one I know has done more on the ground with practical experience countering violent extremism than Hanif Qadir. His experience and expertise is something we can all learn from. For anyone interested in counter-extremism, his book is an absolute must read." Peter Neumann, Professor of Security Studies and Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization, King's College LondonTable of ContentsPersonal Testimony and Experiences within the Al Qaeda network Underlying Issues Current Challenges The Reality of the Threat Early indicators including the general 22 Point Vulnerability Assessment Framework Interventions - When & Who is best suited Recruitment Strategies early and current Attitudes and Behaviour Push & Pull Factors Case studies: Learning Outcomes Referral Pathways What does success and Failure look like The correct Islamic Perspective on Extremism and Terrorism Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisThis book contains some of the richest written material in existence for precolonial West Africa with unique insights into daily life in an Afro-Atlantic coastal trade settlement. Presenting the complete translated and annotated text of the Inquisition trial of Crispina Peres, an African woman born in the Guinea-Bissau region, of a Portuguese father and an African mother, it documents the Portuguese Inquisition''s religious persecution of Africans on African soil. Set in a slave port in 17th century West Africa, the trial focuses on the worldview of an African woman accused of engaging in African rites and witchcraft, who is imprisoned and brought before Inquisitioners in Lisbon. It highlights her resourcefulness, resilience and spirited defence of her innocence, providing precious details on her life, household, work, health and social and commercial networks in this understudied African region.Table of ContentsMaps Maps Glossary Introduction Translation Index

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Book Synopsis"Strong religion" draws on the results of the Fundamentalism Project to answer questions on the future of fundamentalism, the turn to violence and the threats posed to human rights, security and democratic forms of government.Trade Review"At a time when misinformation and common misperceptions might aggravate international conflicts, Strong Religion offers an explanatory framework for understanding fundamentalisms around the world and establishes a vocabulary necessary for dialogue among different faiths and peoples." - Martin E. Marty

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Book SynopsisDistinguished novelists, philosophers, historians, sociologists, and political scientists propose a new approach to settling multicultural tensions in the modern world.Trade ReviewThe contributors to this volume open up fertile new ground exploring problems, hypotheses, and recommendations in provocative and original ways. Readers will find the fresh thinking exhibited in these pages eye-opening and mind-expanding. -- Hans Oberdiek, Swarthmore College Alfred Stepan and Charles Taylor have played a leading role in getting us to rethink the meaning of political secularism, above all to undermine the simplistic notions that secularism means an absolute separation of 'church and state,' that this is essential to democracy, and that there is only one institutional template for achieving a secular polity. In this collection of essays, they have assembled a set of contributors who look at the varied ways in which quite different societies, past and present, Western and non-Western, have tried to achieve multireligious coexistence and the role of the state in that process. This is just the kind of historical and theoretical inquiry we need as we work through the challenge of crafting a suitably multiculturalized set of secularisms. -- Tariq Modood, University of Bristol A welcome and felicitous addition to the vast literature on the subject. Journal of Church and StateTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Alfred Stepan and Charles Taylor Religion and the Imagination, by Salman Rushdie with Gauri Viswanathan Part 1. Classical Western Approaches to Toleration A Form of Liberty and Indulgence: Toleration as a Layered Institution, by Ira Katznelson How to Define Secularism, by Charles Taylor Secularism: Its Content and Context, by Akeel Bilgrami Half-Toleration: Concordia and the Limits of Dialogue, by Nadia Urbinati Part 2. Before and Beyond Classical Approaches to Toleration Beyond Toleration: Civility and Principled Coexistence in Asokan Edicts, by Rajeev Bhargava Empire and Toleration: A Comparative Sociology of Toleration Within Empire, by Karen Barkey Modernity, State, and Toleration in Indian History: Exploring Accommodations and Partitions, by Sudipta Kaviraj Muslims and Toleration: Unexamined Contributions to the Multiple Secularisms of Modern Democracies, by Alfred Stepan Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisDenis Lacorne traces the emergence of the modern notion of religious tolerance in order to rethink how we should respond to its contemporary tensions. He defends the Enlightenment concept against recent attempts to circumscribe it, arguing that without it a pluralistic society cannot survive.Trade Review[Lacorne] gives no pat answers, but an implicit lesson runs throughout. Defending toleration is not like protecting a jewel. It takes fixity of aim but also a feel for the changing context, persistence with a task that never ends, and readiness to start again. Toleration does gradually spread. It can also suddenly vanish. * The Economist *I simply don’t know a book on toleration that compares to this one. Denis Lacorne has managed to weave together both an intellectual history of ideas about toleration and a wide-ranging international survey of policies related to it. Theory and practice come together in a very illuminating way and will expand the American reader’s horizon beyond our borders. -- Mark Lilla, author of The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity PoliticsLiving in a religiously tolerant society, Americans no longer understand what the challenge of achieving religious toleration originally meant: learning to coexist with beliefs and practices that one detested. Denis Lacorne begins this critical survey by recalling the great Enlightenment voices for toleration: Locke, Voltaire, and the American founders. But he then examines modern European and American disputes to demonstrate why the struggle for toleration and free exercise remains so problematic—a fight that never quite ends but that we grasp much better after reading Lacorne's crisp and incisive chapters. -- Jack N. Rakove, author of Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the ConstitutionA timely, erudite, and insightful book that sheds light on issues concerning whether and when contemporary democracies should restrict the practices and beliefs of nonmainstream religious and political groups. It is the best book written on this subject to date. -- Bruce Cain, author of Democracy More or Less: America’s Political Reform QuandaryThis insightful study will be useful to all who are interested in clarifying their own views of this critical subject. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNew Introduction for the American Edition1. Tolerance According to John Locke2. Voltaire and Modern Tolerance3. Tolerance in America4. Tolerance in the Ottoman Empire5. Tolerance in Venice6. On Blasphemy7. Multicultural Tolerance8. Of Veils and Unveiling9. New Restrictions, New Forms of Tolerance10. Should We Tolerate the Enemies of Tolerance?Epilogue for the American Edition: Tolerance in the Age of TerrorismNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisJeffrey Israel offers an innovative argument for the power of playfulness in popular culture to make our capacity for coexistence imaginable. He explores how people from different backgrounds can pursue justice together, even as they play with their divisive grudges, prejudices, and desires in their cultural lives.Trade ReviewHow can a more perfect American union be attained given our legacy of historical group injustices and corresponding enduring group antagonisms? In this brilliantly original synthesis of insights from political philosophy, moral psychology, and Jewish American humor, Jeffrey Israel argues that through 'play'—not a facile (and unachievable) national Kumbaya reconciliation, but a reenacting of grudges in a bracketed psychological space backgrounding the political—we can at least come to live with each other in a way that recognizes our common vulnerable humanity. -- Charles W. Mills, author of Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial LiberalismIn the post-World War II era, Jews, many of them the children of immigrants, moved into a prominent place in the production of the nation's popular culture and sought to make sense of their relationship with the many other kinds of Americans with whom they shared their society. Drawing on a deep and nuanced understanding of this history, Jeffrey Israel makes a compelling case for the importance of play in allowing Americans to live together. -- Hasia Diner, author of We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962Jeffrey Israel has written an amazing book. He wants us to love America in a distinctly political register that ties our individual flourishing to the flourishing of every compatriot. Political love is essential to realizing the promise of justice. But he knows that political love must live alongside historically rooted animosities that deeply divide us. Israel squares this apparent circle with play. In play, we give full-throated voice to our animosities: we engage them, with no thought of transcending them. Seems too good to be true? Start with the beautiful chapter on Lenny Bruce, and then go for a great ride. -- Joshua Cohen, author of The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other EssaysReality might fall short of the ideal, but Jeffrey Israel does not. Living with Hate in American Politics and Religion is so wonderfully fluid that it feels as though Israel is reading a scholarly bedtime story. -- Martin Kavka, author of Jewish Messianism and the History of PhilosophyA brilliant new paradigm...from the pulpit to the seat of government, Israel's model may be the reality of the future American Dream. Essential. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword, by Martha C. NussbaumAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Loving and Hating America Since the 1990s1. Jewishness, Race, and Political Emotions2. The Fact of Fraught Societies I: The Problem of Remainders3. The Fact of Fraught Societies II: The Problem of Reproduction and the Missing Link Problem4. The Capability of Play5. Playing in Fraught Societies6. Lenny Bruce and the Intimacy of Play7. Philip Roth Tells the Greatest Jewish Joke Ever Told8. All in the Family in the Moral History of AmericaEpilogue: Losing Our “Religion” in the Domain of PlayNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisJeffrey Israel offers an innovative argument for the power of playfulness in popular culture to make our capacity for coexistence imaginable. He explores how people from different backgrounds can pursue justice together, even as they play with their divisive grudges, prejudices, and desires in their cultural lives.Trade ReviewHow can a more perfect American union be attained given our legacy of historical group injustices and corresponding enduring group antagonisms? In this brilliantly original synthesis of insights from political philosophy, moral psychology, and Jewish American humor, Jeffrey Israel argues that through 'play'—not a facile (and unachievable) national Kumbaya reconciliation, but a reenacting of grudges in a bracketed psychological space backgrounding the political—we can at least come to live with each other in a way that recognizes our common vulnerable humanity. -- Charles W. Mills, author of Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial LiberalismIn the post-World War II era, Jews, many of them the children of immigrants, moved into a prominent place in the production of the nation's popular culture and sought to make sense of their relationship with the many other kinds of Americans with whom they shared their society. Drawing on a deep and nuanced understanding of this history, Jeffrey Israel makes a compelling case for the importance of play in allowing Americans to live together. -- Hasia Diner, author of We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962Jeffrey Israel has written an amazing book. He wants us to love America in a distinctly political register that ties our individual flourishing to the flourishing of every compatriot. Political love is essential to realizing the promise of justice. But he knows that political love must live alongside historically rooted animosities that deeply divide us. Israel squares this apparent circle with play. In play, we give full-throated voice to our animosities: we engage them, with no thought of transcending them. Seems too good to be true? Start with the beautiful chapter on Lenny Bruce, and then go for a great ride. -- Joshua Cohen, author of The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other EssaysReality might fall short of the ideal, but Jeffrey Israel does not. Living with Hate in American Politics and Religion is so wonderfully fluid that it feels as though Israel is reading a scholarly bedtime story. -- Martin Kavka, author of Jewish Messianism and the History of PhilosophyA brilliant new paradigm...from the pulpit to the seat of government, Israel's model may be the reality of the future American Dream. Essential. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword, by Martha C. NussbaumAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Loving and Hating America Since the 1990s1. Jewishness, Race, and Political Emotions2. The Fact of Fraught Societies I: The Problem of Remainders3. The Fact of Fraught Societies II: The Problem of Reproduction and the Missing Link Problem4. The Capability of Play5. Playing in Fraught Societies6. Lenny Bruce and the Intimacy of Play7. Philip Roth Tells the Greatest Jewish Joke Ever Told8. All in the Family in the Moral History of AmericaEpilogue: Losing Our “Religion” in the Domain of PlayNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Closed Circle offers an unprecedented inside view into how one of the world’s most influential Islamist groups operates. Lorenzo Vidino marshals unique interviews with prominent former members and associates of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West, shedding light on why and how people join and leave the organization.Trade ReviewLorenzo Vidino is a distinguished scholar of the Muslim Brotherhood. In The Closed Circle, he provides the invaluable service of letting those who have left the movement speak for themselves. What they say should enlighten and alarm anyone who thinks the Brotherhood is moderate, a firewall against extremism, or genuinely committed to democratic pluralism. Policy makers need to read it—and then read it again. -- Sir John Jenkins, head of the 2014 United Kingdom government review of the Muslim BrotherhoodVidino's interviews reveal a patient organization that markets itself as moderate but sometimes acts like a sinister and dangerous cult. The Brotherhood requires subtle analysis, and Vidino provides just that—neither overstating its threat nor accepting its claims to be a benign fraternal order. An essential contribution to our understanding of Islamism in the West. -- Graeme Wood, author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic StateThis book is the first of its kind. Well-conceived and highly original, The Closed Circle provides a new analytical framework for thinking about and conceptualizing the reasons for why people have chosen to leave the Muslim Brotherhood. -- Shiraz Maher, author of Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an IdeaFew are as qualified as Lorenzo Vidino to unpack the Muslim Brotherhood in the West. In The Closed Circle, he takes us into the life stories of actual members, their trajectories within the organization, and provides unique insights into the mechanisms of joining and leaving this secretive Islamist organization. It is absolutely essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the complexities of the largest Islamist movement in the West, where it is heading, and the major challenges ahead for Western liberal democracies. -- Magnus Ranstorp, Swedish Defence UniversityA meticulously researched and elegantly written book that goes behind the smoke screen to offer unique insights into an extraordinarily complex and deliberately elusive organization through carefully assembled vignettes of a heterogeneous group of members who journeyed from wide-eyed attraction to wistful disillusionment with the Brotherhood. -- Hazem Kandil, Cambridge UniversityLorenzo Vidino is one of the leading experts on the Muslim Brotherhood in the West, and this latest volume is an important addition to the academic literature on the character and evolution of the Brotherhood, especially outside the Middle East—a subject of enduring significance for academic and policy-making communities. -- Martyn Frampton, Queen Mary University of LondonOffers a new analytical framework for conceptualizing the reasons why people have chosen to join and leave the largest Islamist movement in the West...Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations1. What Is the Muslim Brotherhood in the West?2. Joining and Leaving the Brotherhood3. Kamal Helbawy4. Ahmed Akkari5. Pierre Durrani6. Mohamed Louizi7. Omero Marongiu8. Pernilla Ouis9. The American Brothers10. Joining and Leaving: What the Evidence Suggests11. The Western Brotherhood’s Future: From the Arab Spring and BeyondNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPierre Birnbaum offers a timely reconsideration of the tear-stained pages of Jewish history and the persistence of antisemitism.Trade ReviewWith characteristic understanding, learning, and historical range, Pierre Birnbaum compellingly illuminates central aspects—past and present—of the American Jewish experience. Tears of History provocatively chronicles how antistate white supremacist insurgencies have come to target Jews, transforming prior circumstances in which political antisemitism had proved incapable in the United States to a situation Birnbaum compares to the status of Jews in Weimar Germany and Dreyfus-era France. -- Ira Katznelson, author of Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our TimeIn this chilling book, we get a message from a distinguished scholar of French Jewish history that we may now have entered a dangerous new age. Birnbaum asks readers to contemplate a sea change that seems to be happening in American life, which portends that antisemitism, once absent from the political realm, may be now rearing its ugly head. His history of fringe antisemitism in the American past is well worth reading as we contemplate both present and future. -- Hasia R. Diner, author ofImmigration: An American HistoryAs the leading Jewish historian in France, Birnbaum offers a French perspective on Jewish-American history that compares American antisemitism to its European counterpart. In the process, he calls many myths—including that of American exceptionalism—into question. This interesting, provocative book is more sophisticated than recent books on antisemitism and explores a subject of great contemporary relevance. -- Maurice Samuels, author of The Betrayal of the DuchessTable of ContentsPreface to the American Edition Introduction: On American Happiness 1. Salo Baron, the Golden Country and the Refusal of a Lachrymose History2. The Leo Frank Affair: The Lynching of a Jew3. From the Jew Deal to the Storming of the CapitolConclusion: Kishinev à l’américaine—the End of Hope?NotesIndex

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Book SynopsisPierre Birnbaum offers a timely reconsideration of the tear-stained pages of Jewish history and the persistence of antisemitism.Trade ReviewWith characteristic understanding, learning, and historical range, Pierre Birnbaum compellingly illuminates central aspects—past and present—of the American Jewish experience. Tears of History provocatively chronicles how antistate white supremacist insurgencies have come to target Jews, transforming prior circumstances in which political antisemitism had proved incapable in the United States to a situation Birnbaum compares to the status of Jews in Weimar Germany and Dreyfus-era France. -- Ira Katznelson, author of Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our TimeIn this chilling book, we get a message from a distinguished scholar of French Jewish history that we may now have entered a dangerous new age. Birnbaum asks readers to contemplate a sea change that seems to be happening in American life, which portends that antisemitism, once absent from the political realm, may be now rearing its ugly head. His history of fringe antisemitism in the American past is well worth reading as we contemplate both present and future. -- Hasia R. Diner, author ofImmigration: An American HistoryAs the leading Jewish historian in France, Birnbaum offers a French perspective on Jewish-American history that compares American antisemitism to its European counterpart. In the process, he calls many myths—including that of American exceptionalism—into question. This interesting, provocative book is more sophisticated than recent books on antisemitism and explores a subject of great contemporary relevance. -- Maurice Samuels, author of The Betrayal of the DuchessTable of ContentsPreface to the American Edition Introduction: On American Happiness 1. Salo Baron, the Golden Country and the Refusal of a Lachrymose History2. The Leo Frank Affair: The Lynching of a Jew3. From the Jew Deal to the Storming of the CapitolConclusion: Kishinev à l’américaine—the End of Hope?NotesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow and why three emerging religious groups failed to find a peaceful home in a purportedly tolerant regionTrade Review"Kerstetter's well-written study unpacks how devastating the conflict becomes when mythic worlds--in this case those of region and religion--collide."--Great Plains Quarterly"An important contribution to our understanding both of the role of religion in the development of the American West and of the interplay of government and social geography in shaping religion."--Journal of American History"Kerstetter has selected a trio of events that not only invite comparison but also stimulate critical questioning. . . . [A] well-balanced and exemplary book."--American Historical Review"Stunning objectivity and deep understanding of three distinct and different religious ideologies is clear throughout the narrative."--History Teacher"Each essay shines both in its readability and its effectiveness . . . . A powerful volume of history that reinforces an ongoing reassessment of historical views of the American West and the whole notion of American religious freedom."--Utah Historical Quarterly"A useful survey of scholarly knowledge. . . . Kerstetter's book is a welcome step toward a fuler understanding of the nation's past, and especially the violent episodes in its past, as Americans grappled with the question of tolerating diversity."--Journal of American Academy of ReligionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Guns, God, and Government in the West 1 1. God's Country 13 2. Uncle Sam and the Saints 33 3. Uncle Sam and the Lying Messiah 81 4. Uncle Sam and the Sinful Messiah 124 5. Uncle Sam's Land 167 Notes 179 Index 207

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"While the topic was not exactly novel to me, I enjoyed reading this book and I was constantly learning from the significant new information and fresh insights from the authors' analyses." -Shaul Stampfer, Hebrew University "This important contribution to our understanding of the evolution of ritual murder charges in Eastern Europe brings together a number of innovative studies on the topic, several of which could become standard reading on the subject." -Glenn Dynner, Sarah Lawrence CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Ritual Murder Accusations in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond / Eugene M. Avrutin, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, and Robert Weinberg1. Imagined Crimes, Real Victims: Hermeneutical Witches and Jews in Early Modern Poland / Michael Ostling2. The Jewish Blood Libel Legend—A Folkloristic Perspective / Haya Bar-Itzhak3. Ritual Murder in a Russian Border Town / Eugene M. Avrutin4. The Saratov Affair as a Critical Juncture in Ritual Murder History / Andrew C. Reed5. The Blood Libel in Nineteenth-Century Lithuania: A Comparison of Two Cases / Darius Staliūnas6. Yahrzeits, Condolences, and Other Close Encounters: Neighborly Relations and Ritual Murder Trials in Germany and Austria-Hungary / Hillel J. Kieval7. Human Sacrifice in the Name of a Nation: The Religion of Common Blood / Marina Mogilner8. The Predatory Jew and Russian Vitalism: Dostoevsky, Rozanov, and Babel / Harriet Murav9. Connecting the Dots: Jewish Mysticism, Ritual Murder, and the Trial of Mendel Beilis / Robert Weinberg 10. A Half-Full Cup? Transnational Responses to the Beilis Affair / Jonathan Dekel-Chen11. Simulating Justice: The Blood Libel Case in Moscow, April 1922 / Gennady Estraikh12. The Blood Libel and Its Wartime Permutations: Cannibalism in Soviet Lviv / Elissa Bemporad13. Was the Doctors' Plot a Blood Libel? / Jeffrey Veidlinger14. The Sandomierz Paintings of Ritual Murder as Lieux de mémoire / Magda TeterList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"While the topic was not exactly novel to me, I enjoyed reading this book and I was constantly learning from the significant new information and fresh insights from the authors' analyses." -Shaul Stampfer, Hebrew University "This important contribution to our understanding of the evolution of ritual murder charges in Eastern Europe brings together a number of innovative studies on the topic, several of which could become standard reading on the subject." -Glenn Dynner, Sarah Lawrence CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Ritual Murder Accusations in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond / Eugene M. Avrutin, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, and Robert Weinberg1. Imagined Crimes, Real Victims: Hermeneutical Witches and Jews in Early Modern Poland / Michael Ostling2. The Jewish Blood Libel Legend—A Folkloristic Perspective / Haya Bar-Itzhak3. Ritual Murder in a Russian Border Town / Eugene M. Avrutin4. The Saratov Affair as a Critical Juncture in Ritual Murder History / Andrew C. Reed5. The Blood Libel in Nineteenth-Century Lithuania: A Comparison of Two Cases / Darius Staliūnas6. Yahrzeits, Condolences, and Other Close Encounters: Neighborly Relations and Ritual Murder Trials in Germany and Austria-Hungary / Hillel J. Kieval7. Human Sacrifice in the Name of a Nation: The Religion of Common Blood / Marina Mogilner8. The Predatory Jew and Russian Vitalism: Dostoevsky, Rozanov, and Babel / Harriet Murav9. Connecting the Dots: Jewish Mysticism, Ritual Murder, and the Trial of Mendel Beilis / Robert Weinberg 10. A Half-Full Cup? Transnational Responses to the Beilis Affair / Jonathan Dekel-Chen11. Simulating Justice: The Blood Libel Case in Moscow, April 1922 / Gennady Estraikh12. The Blood Libel and Its Wartime Permutations: Cannibalism in Soviet Lviv / Elissa Bemporad13. Was the Doctors' Plot a Blood Libel? / Jeffrey Veidlinger14. The Sandomierz Paintings of Ritual Murder as Lieux de mémoire / Magda TeterList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIslamic studies scholars, under suspicion by both Islamophobes and Muslims for not teaching "real Islam," walk a tightrope—between combating prejudice and critical inquiry—in their course instruction. Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS provides no easy solutions, but much fodder for thought, as well as practical hands-on ideas to try. * Reading Religion *Including abundant and useful references, this is a much-needed volume and a must read. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America / Richard MartinIntroduction / Courtney DorrollPart I: Approaches and Theories1. On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy / Courtney Dorroll, Kimberly Hall, Doaa Baumi2. Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies / Manuela Ceballos 3. Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life / Benjamin Geer 4. Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies / Mouez Khalfaoui 5. Studying Islam and the ambivalence of the concept "religion" / Alfons H. Teipen 6. Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching / William Maynard Hutchins Part II: Islamophobia, and Islam and Violence7. Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence / Laila Hussein Moustafa 8. The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World / Nathan S. French 9. Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS / Todd Green Part III: Applications10. From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically-Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam / Sabahat F. Adil 11. Muslims Are People; Islam Is Complicated / Kecia Ali 12. The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience / Phil Dorroll 13. Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable / Lyndall Herman 14. Teaching Islam and Gender /Shehnaz Haqqani BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIslamic studies scholars, under suspicion by both Islamophobes and Muslims for not teaching "real Islam," walk a tightrope—between combating prejudice and critical inquiry—in their course instruction. Teaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS provides no easy solutions, but much fodder for thought, as well as practical hands-on ideas to try. * Reading Religion *Including abundant and useful references, this is a much-needed volume and a must read. Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword: From Khomeini to Trump: A Reflection on Islamic Studies in America / Richard MartinIntroduction / Courtney DorrollPart I: Approaches and Theories1. On Teaching Islam Across Cultures: Virtual Exchange Pedagogy / Courtney Dorroll, Kimberly Hall, Doaa Baumi2. Questions of Taste: Critical Pedagogy and Aesthetics in Islamic Studies / Manuela Ceballos 3. Training Scholars to Study Non-Scholarly Life / Benjamin Geer 4. Islamic Religious Education and Critical Thought in European Plural Societies / Mouez Khalfaoui 5. Studying Islam and the ambivalence of the concept "religion" / Alfons H. Teipen 6. Paradigm Shifts for Translation and Teaching / William Maynard Hutchins Part II: Islamophobia, and Islam and Violence7. Interdisciplinary Education for Teaching Challenging Subjects: The Case of Islam and Violence / Laila Hussein Moustafa 8. The Immanent Imminence of Violence: Comparing Legal Arguments in a Post-9/11 World / Nathan S. French 9. Teaching Islamophobia in the Age of ISIS / Todd Green Part III: Applications10. From Medina to the Media: Engaging the Present in Historically-Oriented Undergraduate Courses on Islam / Sabahat F. Adil 11. Muslims Are People; Islam Is Complicated / Kecia Ali 12. The Five Questions about Islam Your Students Didn't Know They Had: Teaching Islamic Studies to an American Audience / Phil Dorroll 13. Reflective Practice in Online Courses: Making Islamic Studies Interactive and Approachable / Lyndall Herman 14. Teaching Islam and Gender /Shehnaz Haqqani BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is timely volume is a compilation of seventeen articles by scholars from all over the world that "examine the links between anti-Zionism and antisemitism." -- Peter L. Rothholz * Jewish Book Council *Thanks to the efforts of Professor Alvin Rosenfeld, the University of Indiana is gradually acquiring a leadership position among antisemitism institutes in the world. He and his institute have to be complimented for the organization of this conference and the publication of a series of books on antisemitism. One can gain additional insights from this book. The great diversity of articles is indicative of the limited amount of antisemitism research in the world. -- Manfred Gerstenfeld - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs * Antisemitism Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Alvin RosenfeldI. Ideological and Theoretical Sources and Implications 1. The New Replacement Theory: Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and the Denial of History / James Wald2. From Wilhelm Marr to Mavi Marmara: Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Forms of Anti-Jewish Action / Thorsten Fuchshuber3. Social Criticism and the "Jewish Problem" / Balázs Berkovits4. New Challenges in Feminism: Intersectionality, Critical Theory and Anti-Zionism / Karin StöegnerII. University, Legal, and Historical Frameworks 5. The Role of International Legal and Justice Discourse in Promoting the New Antisemitism / Gerald M. Steinberg and Anne Herzberg6. Leaving the Post-Holocaust Period: The Effects of Anti-Israel Attitudes on Perceptions of the Holocaust / Catherine D. Chatterley7. Antisemitism in the Guise of Anti-Nazism: Holocaust Inversion in the UK during Operation Protective Edge / Alan Johnson8. Fraser v. UCU: Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and Racializing Discourse / Lesley Klaff9. Conspiracy Pedagogy on Campus: BDS Advocacy, Antisemitism, and Academic Freedom / Cary NelsonIII. Israeli Voices 10. "There Was No Uncorrupt Israel": The Role of Israelis in Delegitimizing Jewish Collective Existence / Gil Ribak11. The Appropriation of the Israeli "New Historians" Work by Anti-Zionists / Ilan Greilsammer12. Christian BDS: An Act of Love? / Giovanni Matteo QuerIV. National Contexts13. Configurations of Antisemitism: The Anti-Zionist Campaign in Poland 1968 / Simon Gansinger14. Germany's Changing Discourse on Jews and Israel / Marc Grimm15. The Roots of Anti-Zionism in South Africa and the Delegitimization of Israel / Milton Shain16. From Donetsk to Tel Aviv: Czech Antisemitic Movements Respond to The Russian-Ukrainian War / Zbyněk Tarant17. Muslim Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism in South Asia: A Case Study of Lucknow / Navras Jaat AafreediIndex

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Book SynopsisIn Blaming the Jews, author Bernard Harrison offers a new and unique analysis of the nature of antisemitism and its persistence as a cultural phenomenon.Trade ReviewHarrison's book, in short, offers great insight into the feverish hate and hysteria displayed by the hardcore anti-Israel crowd. Those interested in the phenomenon of anti-Zionism/anti-Israelism, scholars and laypersons alike, should definitely consult their eye-opening work. -- David Rodman * Israel Affairs *Bernard Harrison's book is crucial, essential, and indispens- able to understanding: 1) the nature of antisemitism; 2) the immi- nent threat of antisemitism; and, 3) the connections between Jew hatred for the hatred of the other to the connections between Jew hatred and the hatred of the other. This book is required reading for anyone who wants to understand antisemitism. -- David Pattterson - University of Texas * Antisemitism Studies *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionI. Varieties of Antisemitism1. Hamas Addresses the Jewish Question2. "Profiting" from the Holocaust3. Questions of DefinitionII. Why the Jews?4. The Disease Metaphor5. An Obstinate PeopleIII. Is Israel "illegitimate"?6. Accusation and Narrative7. Narrative and Reality8. The Legacy of 19679. Is "Anti-Zionism" Antisemitic?10. Israel, the Left and the UniversitiesIV. Judaism Defaced11. A Primitive Religion?12. Mitzva and Moral Theory. 13. What's Wrong With Universalism?V. Antisemitism as a Problem for Non-Jews14. Jew-Baiting on Campus15. Defamation Disguised16. Judgement UnhingedBibliographyIndex

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