Preface -- 1. The context: Globalization, fragmentation, and disorder -- 2. The study of Islamic fundamentalism and the scope of the inquiry -- 3. World order and the legacy of Saddam Hussein -- 4. The sociocultural background and the exposure to cultural modernity -- 5. Cultural fragmentation, the decline in consensus, and the diffusion of power in World politics -- 6. The crisis of the nation-state: Islamic, Pan-Arab, Ethnic, and sectarian identities in conflict -- 7. The fundamentalist ideology: Context and the textual sources -- 8. The idea of an Islamic State and the call for the implementation of the Shari'a/Divine law -- 9. Democracy and democratization in Islam: An alternative to fundamentalism -- 10. Human rights in Islam and the West: Cross-cultural foundations of shared values -- Notes -- Names index -- Subject index.

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