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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Главный автор: Noorbaksh, Mehdi (Автор)
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Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Blackwell 1993
В: Middle East policy
Год: 1993, Том: 2, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 78-97
Другие ключевые слова:B Bedrohungsvorstellung
B Фундаментализм (мотив)
B Usa
B Международная политика
B Сведения о противнике
B Islamische Staaten
B Iran
B Industriestaaten
B Ислам (мотив)
B Западный мир (мотив)
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Итог: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)
ISSN:1061-1924
Второстепенные работы:In: Middle East policy