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Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-

Islamic leviathan Islam and the making of state power / [electronic resource] : Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (x, 231 p.). - Religion and global politics . - Religion and global politics. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nasr argues that Islamist activism is only one facet of the Islamisation of politics, and that in fact the turn to Islam is part of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control.

ISBN: 9780199833931 (ebook) : No price 0199833931 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islam and politics--Malaysia.
Islam and politics--Pakistan.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Malaysia--Politics and government.
Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-

LC Class. No.: DS597.2

Dewey Class. No.: 322.1'095491