Salafism in the Maghreb: Politics, Piety, and Militancy

Author:   Frederic Wehrey (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) ,  Anouar Boukhars (Non-resident Fellow, Non-resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
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9780190942410


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 January 2020
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Salafism in the Maghreb: Politics, Piety, and Militancy


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Author:   Frederic Wehrey (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) ,  Anouar Boukhars (Non-resident Fellow, Non-resident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780190942410


ISBN 10:   019094241
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Chapter One: Defining Salafism: Contexts and Currents Chapter Two: Ambiguities of Salafism in Mauritania: The State, Clerics and Violence Chapter Three: The Paradoxical Mutations of Salafism in Morocco Chapter Four: The Fragmentation of Salafism in Algeria Chapter Five: Managing Salafism: Tunisia's Post-Revolutionary Dilemma Chapter Six: Exploiting Chaos in Libya: The ""Madkhalis"" Rise from the Salafi Firmament Conclusion"

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This is a book for those interested in a comparative politics approach to Salafism, political and religious movements, or the history and politics of the Maghreb and Arab world more broadly. * J. Alkorani, CHOICE * [An] indispensable study of the recent evolutions of Salafism in the Maghreb...Boukhars and Wehrey's comprehensive account will be a valuable point of reference for all students of the region and for those interested in the global phenomenon of Salafism. * International Affairs *


[An] indispensable study of the recent evolutions of Salafism in the Maghreb...Boukhars and Wehrey's comprehensive account will be a valuable point of reference for all students of the region and for those interested in the global phenomenon of Salafism. * International Affairs *


Author Information

Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of The Burning Shores: Inside the Battle for the New Libya and Sectarian Politics in the Gulf: From the Iraq War to the Arab Uprisings, which was chosen as a ""Best Book on the Middle East"" by Foreign Affairs magazine in 2014. His articles and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and the New Yorker, among other publications. He holds a doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University. Anouar Boukhars is a nonresident fellow in Carnegie's Middle East Program and Associate Professor of International Relations at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He is also Professor of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism at the Africa Center for Strategic and International Studies, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. He is the author of Politics in Morocco: Executive Monarchy and Enlightened Authoritarianism. Boukhars routinely conducts fieldwork in Africa and consults frequently for the African Union, World Bank, the United Nations, the U.S. State Department and European governments.

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