In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate wi...

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Main Author:	McCarthy, Rory 1971- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2018
Series:	Cambridge Middle East studies
Subjects:	Ḥarakat al-Nahḍah (Tunisia) Ḥarakat an-Nahḍa Islam and politics > Tunisia Fundamentalismus Politik Islam Tunisia > Politics and government > 1987-2011 Tunisia > Politics and government > 2011- Tunesien
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book reorientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia's al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East's most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:	9781108560511
DOI:	10.1017/9781108560511