Inside Tunisia's Al-Nahda: Between Politics and Preaching (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108459938)

In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia's al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East's most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.

Author: Rory McCarthy
ISBN-10: 1108459935
ISBN-13: 9781108459938
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2018
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 6.10h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2019