TY - BOOK AU - BUTTERWORTH Charles E (ed.) AU - ZARTMAN I William (ed.) TI - Political Islam SN - 0803946864 (hbk.) PY - 1992/// CY - Newbury, Calif., USA PB - Sage KW - DEMOCRACY KW - ISLAM KW - ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM KW - POLITICS N2 - Starting with a history of political Islam, this book also deals with official and unofficial manifestations of the concept, with empowerment, and with examples from Central Asia and Africa. Concludes by noting that there is nothing new in the subversion of religion for political objectives ER -