Contents

Preface
Abstract

Part One: The Islamic Revivalism

1] The Islamic Revivalism ina Global Context

     a) HistoricalContext Of Islamic Revivalism
     b) CharacterOf The Modern Secular State

2] Sources, Catalysts and Dynamicsof the Resurgence

     a) ModernizationAnd Development Crisis
     b) The CrisisOf Political Legitimacy
     c) The ArabIsraeli War And Nasserism
     d) CommunicationAnd Education
     e) Rank AndFile
     f)  GeneralThoughts And Ideology Of Islamic Movements
     g) Conclusion

Part Two : Myths of Confrontation

3] Islam and The West

      a) TheIslamic Threat Today
      b) TheLegacy Of Antagonism

4] Fanning the Fear of Islam

     a) The Mass MediaAnd Foreign Policy
     b) Role Of TheMedia

5] Deconstructing the Myth

      a) ThePan-Islamic Myth
      b) MuslimBloc Or Pragmatism
      c) IslamicThreat Or Threat To Islam
      d) Iran:Villain Or Scapegoat
      e) TheNew World Order And Islam
      f) Conclusion

6] Bibliography