Transnational Muslim Politics : Reimagining the Umma

This book analyzes Islam as a form of'travelling theory'in the context of contemporary global transformations such as diasporic communities, transnational social movements, global cities and information technologies. Peter Mandaville examines how'globalization'is manifested as lived experience through a discussion of debates over the meaning of Muslim identity, political community and the emergence of a'critical Islam'.This radical book argues that translocal forces are leading the emergence of a wider Muslim public sphere. Now available in paperback, it contains a new preface setting the debates in the context of September 11th.