{"product_id":"when-worlds-collide-exploring-the-ideological-and-political-foundations-of-the-clash-of-civilization-exploring-the-ideological-and-political-foundations-of-the-clash-of-civilizations-9780742558564","title":"When Worlds Collide Exploring the Ideological and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn When Worlds Collide, Gene Heck challenges conventional wisdom that the introspective Wahhabi movement or classic Islamic doctrines are the root causes of modern Middle East terrorism. Instead, he persuasively argues that current regional unrest stems directly from internal perceptions of relative political and economic deprivation as well as from ad hoc abortive efforts by tunnel-visioned Western intelligence agencies to co-opt radical regional political-religious elements as opposing forces against other emerging global ideologies deemed more politically dangerous at the time.  The greatest opportunity to neutralize these militant fringe element in turn, lies not in the imposition of Anglo-American democracy, but rather through reaching out to moderate allies who are the vast majority within the Islamic world, promoting self-determined governing systems, and creating constructive development programs that ensure a more equitable distribution of wealth to the economically disenfranchised to whom the extremist groups now appeal.  Foreign policy analysts and decision makers, as well as scholars of both religion and Middle Eastern politics, will value Heck''s detailed analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Worlds Collide is remarkably learned and contains an extraordinarily useful amount of documentation about things one reads fleetingly but never sees substantiated. Dr. Gene Heck is to be congratulated for a very impressive achievement. -- Jon B. Alterman, Center for Strategic and International Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. The Concept of Jihad in Historic Context Chapter 3 Chapter 2. On the Islamic Doctrine of War Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Getting From \"There\" To \"Here\" Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Jihad: Do \"Wahhabis\" Get A Bad Rap? Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Eastern Designs And Holy War Chapter 7 Chapter 6. How Western \"Jihad\" Created Al-Qaeda Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Is Western Democracy The Answer? Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Is Eastern Capitalism The Answer? Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Epilogue: Reaping The Whirlwind Chapter 11 Appendix A: Islam And Foreign Policy Chapter 12 Appendix B: The Islamic Code of Conduct for \"Just War\" Chapter 13 Appendix C: The Islamic Code of Conduct for \"Just Peace\" Chapter 14 Appendix D: Religious Verses As Militant Propaganda","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037627875671,"sku":"9780742558564","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742558564.jpg?v=1750936570","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-worlds-collide-exploring-the-ideological-and-political-foundations-of-the-clash-of-civilization-exploring-the-ideological-and-political-foundations-of-the-clash-of-civilizations-9780742558564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}