Asian extremist forces

Author: Xu Liping
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book selectively focuses on the study of Asian extremist forces and some of the issues involved. Part I is the theoretical part, which primarily analyzes the objective basis for the emergence of Asian extremist forces from a comprehensive perspective, aiming to propose a theoretical framework for understanding the issue of Asian extremism. Part II is the empirical analysis of Asian extremist forces. It includes Southeast Asian Islamic groups, Islamic extremism in the southern Philippines, Islamic extremism in the southern Thailand, religious extremism in India, Islamic extremism in Pakistan, the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka, the Hamas movement, and Jewish extremism in Israel. Each author elaborates on the background of extremist force emergence from historical, cultural, political, and social perspectives, while also analyzing their respective characteristics and the measures taken by governments in each country.