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- catalog abstract ""Is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? God Willing answers the question of Talibanization by analyzing the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh, the world's third most populous Muslim country. The book's detailed analysis of events, constitutional measures, and political processes reveals how once-banned religiopolitical forces assumed a preeminent position within the democratic polity. Far from being a recent trend, the Islamization process in Bangladesh has been escalating for more than two decades. Looking beyond the sensational glare of media coverage, Ali Riaz helps the reader to understand the emergence of Islamism as a legitimate political force through democratic means in a largely secular state, as opposed to the media's portrayal of Bangladesh as a country overrun by Islamist forces with a supranational agenda. The author compares Bangladesh with Indonesia and Pakistan, thus adding a global context for evaluating the politics of Muslim countries."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13289226.
- catalog coverage "Bangladesh Politics and government 1971-".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? God Willing answers the question of Talibanization by analyzing the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh, the world's third most populous Muslim country. The book's detailed analysis of events, constitutional measures, and political processes reveals how once-banned religiopolitical forces assumed a preeminent position within the democratic polity. Far from being a recent trend, the Islamization process in Bangladesh has been escalating for more than two decades. Looking beyond the sensational glare of media coverage, Ali Riaz helps the reader to understand the emergence of Islamism as a legitimate political force through democratic means in a largely secular state, as opposed to the media's portrayal of Bangladesh as a country overrun by Islamist forces with a supranational agenda. The author compares Bangladesh with Indonesia and Pakistan, thus adding a global context for evaluating the politics of Muslim countries."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? -- "God willing" : the politics and ideology of Islamism -- Persecuted minorities and the "enemy within" -- The tyranny of salish and the terror of fatwa -- Three battles of the secularists -- Beyond Bangladesh.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 211 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0742530841 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "074253085X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield,".
- catalog spatial "Bangladesh Politics and government 1971-".
- catalog spatial "Bangladesh.".
- catalog subject "954.9205 22".
- catalog subject "DS395.5 .R583 2004".
- catalog subject "Islam and politics Bangladesh.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : is Bangladesh becoming a Taliban state? -- "God willing" : the politics and ideology of Islamism -- Persecuted minorities and the "enemy within" -- The tyranny of salish and the terror of fatwa -- Three battles of the secularists -- Beyond Bangladesh.".
- catalog title "God willing : the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh / Ali Riaz.".
- catalog type "text".