Terrorism in Question crafts a political anthropology of post-9/11 "new terrorism" by investigating who needs the category of terrorists and offering a global framework to understand anthropology, Islam and terrorism. In contrast to their depiction as antimodern, barbarian and fanatic, this study theorizes "Muslim terrorists" as radical friends of equality and visionaries of an unrecognized ethical politics. Marshalling fieldwork with media practitioners and refugees, participant observation of counterterrorism conferences in India and Oslo, and encounters with terrorists, it reorients anthropology to elevate its public voice. This book shows how fieldwork, poetry and political theory come together to exemplify decolonized knowledge.
| ISBN: | 9781836955368 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2026 |
| Author: | Irfan Ahmad |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Religion and politics Terrorism, armed struggle |
Terrorism in Question crafts a political anthropology of post-9/11 "new terrorism" by investigating who needs the category of terrorists and offering a global framework to understand anthropology, Islam and terrorism. In contrast to their depiction as antimodern, barbarian and fanatic, this study theorizes "Muslim terrorists" as radical friends of equality and visionaries of an unrecognized ethical politics. Marshalling fieldwork with media practitioners and refugees, participant observation of counterterrorism conferences in India and Oslo, and encounters with terrorists, it reorients anthropology to elevate its public voice. This book shows how fieldwork, poetry and political theory come together to exemplify decolonized knowledge.
Terrorism in Question features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, Religion and politics, Terrorism, armed struggle
Terrorism in Question is available in Hardback
Terrorism in Question was written by Irfan Ahmad and published by Berghahn Books
Terrorism in Question has 376 pages
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