Leftism in Muslim Countries
Class conflicts and distinctions and the various differences of view stemming for them, have led to the formation of a different kind of socio-political thought and have given rise to popular political movements sometimes in order to preserve a certain existing situation and at other times in order to eradicate it and to replace it with another system. Leftism is a socio-political thought that is dissatisfied with an existing situation and seeks to transform or eliminate it.


Book Title | Leftism in Muslim Countries |
Publisher | ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD OF ISLAM PRESS |
Type | Books |
ISBN | |
Date Published | Oct 14, 2016 |
Class conflicts and distinctions and the various differences of view stemming for them, have led to the formation of a different kind of socio-political thought and have given rise to popular political movements sometimes in order to preserve a certain existing situation and at other times in order to eradicate it and to replace it with another system. Leftism is a socio-political thought that is dissatisfied with an existing situation and seeks to transform or eliminate it.
The present EWI volume discusses leftist politics in Afghanistan, the Arab world, Central Asia, Caucasus, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, the non-Arab Muslim Africa, Southeast Asia, Tatarstan, and Turkey.
Other entries from this encyclopaedia which are available in English include: The Pahlavi Dynasty; History and Historiography; Historical Sources of the Islamic World; Historians of the Islamic
World; Periodicals of the Muslim World; Political Parties; Muslim Organisations.