The Malaysian Islamic Party PAS 1951-2013 : : Islamism in a Mottled Nation / / Farish A. Noor.

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is the biggest opposition party in Malaysia and one of the most prominent Islamist parties in Southeast Asia. Tracing its development from 1951 to the present, this ambitious study explains how PAS acquired both local and international relevance. Farish A. Noor...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Religion and Society in Asia ; 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (268 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction. Islamism in a Mottled Nation: The Story of PAS
  • 1. 1951-1969: The Orphan of the Cold War. An Islamic Party Steps on the Stage of Malaysian Politics
  • 2. From Internationalism to Communitarianism. PAS as the Defender of Malay Rights: 1970-1982
  • 3. PAS in the Global Islamist Wave: 1982- 1999
  • 4. The Jihad of the Ballot Box: PAS’s Democratic Experiment: 2000-2013
  • 5. Religion, Politics, Islam, Islamism. What PAS Is, and What It Is Not
  • Bibliography
  • Index