Islamic activism: a social movement theory approach

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Foreword Charles TillyIntroduction: Islamic Activism and Social Movement Theory Quintan WiktorowiczPart I. Violence and Contention1. From Marginalization to Massacres: A Political Process Explanation of GIA Violence in Algeria Mohammed M. Hafez 2. Violence as Contention in the Egyptian Islamic Movement Mohammed M. Hafez and Quintan Wiktorowicz 3. Repertoires of Contention in Contemporary Bahrain Fred H. Lawson 4. Hamas as Social Movement Glenn E. RobinsonPart II. Networks and Alliances5. The Networked World of Islamist Social Movements Diane Singerman 6. Islamist Women in Yemen: Informal Nodes of Activism Janine A. Clark 7. Collective Action with and without Islam: Mobilizing the Bazaar in Iran Benjamin Smith 8. The Islah Party in Yemen: Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity Jillian SchwedlerPart III. Culture and Frames9. Interests, Ideas, and Islamist Outreach in Egypt Carrie Rosevsky Wickham 10. Making Conversation Permissible: Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia Gwenn Okruhlik 11. Opportunity Spaces, Identity, and Islamic Meaning in Turkey M. Hakan YavuzConclusion: Social Movement Theory and Islamic Studies Charles Kurzman

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