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1. 1. Al Qaeda And What It Means To Be Modern

   

   The book argues that contemporary Islamist militancy should be understood as a product of modernity rather than a throwback to premodern religious violence: its aims, methods and nihilism are shaped by modern political ideas, technology and disillusionment. It traces parallels between radical Islamism and other twentieth-century utopian movements, contending that resentment of secular modern life and the collapse of traditional certainties help explain the appeal of revolutionary violence. The work critiques simplistic Western responses and urges a more reflective, historically informed realism about the limits of political projects and the conditions that give rise to such movements.

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