| Description |
1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Summary |
Through a detailed focus on two of the most influential Egyptian jihadi groups -- al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and Islamic Jihad -- Institutionalizing Violence shows why some groups choose the path of ordinary politics and others choose violent extremism. Both groups began in the 1970s, but Jama'a al-Islamiyya eventually allied with the Muslim Brotherhood and engaged in mass-movement politics. Islamic Jihad remained sectarian and highly radical, eventually merging with al Qaeda. Addressing why ideologically similar organizations follow such different paths, Jerome Drevon shows that such splits are c |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Radicalization -- Egypt
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Jihad.
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Jihad
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Radicalization
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Egypt
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197643716 |
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019764371X |
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