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Gender-based explosions : the nexus between Muslim masculinities, jihadist Islamism and terrorism / Maleeha Aslam

By: Aslam, Maleeha.

Publisher: Tokyo ; New York ; Paris : United Nations University Press, 2012Description: xviii, 316 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9789280812084 (paperback).Subject(s): MEN | ISLAMIC COUNTRIES | RELIGIOUS ASPECTS | PAKISTAN | TERRORISM | JIHADOnline resources: full text available - pdf

Contents:

pt. 1. Framing the global chaos : an overview: The global jihadist movement ; Terrorism and counterterrorism : an overview of current strategies -- pt. 2. Islam, masculinities and performance: Gender theory ; Islamic masculinities ; Muslim masculinities -- pt. 3. Pakistani masculinities and vulnerable social groups in the age of terror : a pilot study of Muslim men in Islamabad, aged 18-40: Research setting : contextualizing the pilot study on Pakistani masculinities ; Self-image, social expectations and pressures ; Muslim masculinities in the age of terror ; Muslim masculinities, militant-jihadist Islamism and suicide terrorism ; Islamism, terrorism and "the vulnerable" in society ; Analysis of the pilot study -- Appendix: Statistical profile of the research sample (Islamabad, Pakistan).

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-304) and index.

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