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In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia''s al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East''s most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.

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1. Introduction; 2. Morality, behaviour, and networks; 3. Rethinking politicisation; 4. Confronting prison; 5. Beyond social exclusion; 6. Rebuilding and fragmenting; 7. Conclusion.

Inside Tunisias alNahda

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11 October 2018
      ISBN-13 9781108459938
      978-1108459938
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      Political control and freedoms

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia''s al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East''s most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Morality, behaviour, and networks; 3. Rethinking politicisation; 4. Confronting prison; 5. Beyond social exclusion; 6. Rebuilding and fragmenting; 7. Conclusion.

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