The Middle East, Islam and the United States: The special case of Iran
This article argues that Islam has been perceived and introduced in the West as a new threat to international security - replacing the former communist threat. The West, especially the U.S., preoccupied with fundamentalism has neglected to recognize the diversity of Islamic groups. Furthermore, the...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Blackwell
1993
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Στο/Στη: |
Middle East policy
Έτος: 1993, Τόμος: 2, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 78-97 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Bedrohungsvorstellung
B Φονταμενταλισμός <μοτίβο> B Ισλάμ (μοτίβο) B Usa B Islamische Staaten B Iran B Industriestaaten B Διεθνής πολιτική B Εικόνα του εχθρού B Δυτικός κόσμος (μοτίβο) |
Σύνοψη: | This article argues that Islam has been perceived and introduced in the West as a new threat to international security - replacing the former communist threat. The West, especially the U.S., preoccupied with fundamentalism has neglected to recognize the diversity of Islamic groups. Furthermore, the West has failed to notice any reformist and democratic tendencies in the Middle East as a case study of the American-Iranian relations shows. (DÜI-Mjr) |
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ISSN: | 1061-1924 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Middle East policy
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