The Religious Right and the Talibanization of America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Political Science, Government
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Author: Masood Ashraf Raja ISBN: 9781137584908
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: May 6, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Masood Ashraf Raja
ISBN: 9781137584908
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: May 6, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This highly original book suggests that the practices of Taliban and the American far right, two very significant and poorly understood groups, share common features. This commonality can be found in the philosophical basis of their ideological beliefs, in their comparative worldviews, and in their political practices.  As Raja argues, the Taliban are much less the product of an irrational fundamentalism, and the radical right in America is much more the result of such a mindset, than Americans recognize.  After providing a detailed explanation of his theoretical concepts and specialized vocabulary, the author develops a discussion of the subject in this brief but penetrating book.  This is a book that should attract a wide readership among both academics and the general public.

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This highly original book suggests that the practices of Taliban and the American far right, two very significant and poorly understood groups, share common features. This commonality can be found in the philosophical basis of their ideological beliefs, in their comparative worldviews, and in their political practices.  As Raja argues, the Taliban are much less the product of an irrational fundamentalism, and the radical right in America is much more the result of such a mindset, than Americans recognize.  After providing a detailed explanation of his theoretical concepts and specialized vocabulary, the author develops a discussion of the subject in this brief but penetrating book.  This is a book that should attract a wide readership among both academics and the general public.

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