Islamism and Cultural Expression in the Arab World

<p>Whereas most studies of Islamism focus on politics and religious ideology this book analyses the ways in which Islamism in the Arab world has been defined reflected transmitted and contested in a range of creative and other cultural forms. It covers a range of contexts of production and reception from the mid-twentieth century to the present in Arabic English and French including fiction autobiography feature films television series television reportage the press and new media.</p>