{"product_id":"the-world-almanac-of-islamism-9781442231436","title":"The World Almanac of Islamism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Western Europe to Asia, from the Middle East to the Horn of Africa, societies are finding themselves under growing assault from radical Islamist forces. In some countries, such as Spain and France, the challenge posed by radical Islam is still limited in scope and embryonic in nature. But in others, including Somalia and Pakistan, it poses a mortal danger to the future of the existing state. The World Almanac of Islamism is the first comprehensive reference work to detail the global reach of Islamism across six continents. Each country study, written by leading subject-matter experts, examines the full scope of the Islamist phenomenon, from the activities of radical Islamist groups to the role of Islamist actors and ideas in society to the responseor complicityof the local government. An additional series of movement studies explores the global reach, ideology, and capabilities of the world's most powerful transnational Islamist movements. Finally, Almanac includes regional summar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest version of the American Foreign Policy Council's World Almanac of Islamism is meant to be a comprehensive accounting of the ‘rise or decline of radical Islam on a national, regional, and global level.’  It addresses the current activities of radical Islamist movements worldwide in a thorough, well-organized manner.  The publication is written to be comprehensible to a wide variety of readership levels.  The content is also available via a free website that many users may prefer.  Visitors to the site may perform keyword searches, click on a country map to access reports, or browse by Regions, Countries, or Movements.  Many of the bibliographic citations that accompany the reports have online links to additional material.  The site also offers the option of subscribing to updated information and sharing material via social media. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThis almanac. . . .is a well-researched and excellent starting reference on Islamist ideology and activity. * American Reference Books Annual *","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039897157975,"sku":"9781442231436","price":148.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442231436.jpg?v=1750945190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-almanac-of-islamism-9781442231436","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}