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Aslam, Maleeha.

Gender-based explosions the nexus between Muslim masculinities, jihadist Islamism and terrorism / [electronic resource] : Maleeha Aslam. - Tokyo : United Nations University Press, 2012. - xviii, 316 p.

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

Framing the global chaos: an overview -- The global jihadist movement -- Terrorism and counterterrorism: an overview of current strategies -- Islam, masculinities and performance -- Gender theory -- Islamic masculinities -- Muslim masculinities -- 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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Masculinity--Islamic countries.
Masculinity--Religious aspects--Islam.
Masculinity--Pakistan.
Muslim men--Pakistan--Isl�am�ab�ad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islam and politics.
Jihad.


Electronic books.

HQ1090.7.I74 / A87 2012eb

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