pt. I. The making of the new states. 1. The colonial legacy ; 2. From independence to 1969 -- pt. II. The 1970s: political turmoil and cultural change. 3. Secular states in crisis ; 4. The Islamist challenge in Malaysia and Pakistan -- pt. III. Heart of the matter. 5. Malaysia, 1981-1997: Islamization and capitalist development ; 6. Pakistan, 1977-1997: Islamization and restoration of state power
Summary
Nasr argues that Islamist activism is only one facet of the Islamisation of politics, and that in fact the turn to Islam is part of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index