Gods, guns, and globalization : religious radicalism and international political economy / edited by Mary Ann Tétreault, Robert A. Denemark.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Book Title -- Table of Contents -- 1-Contending Fundamentalisms: Religious Revivalism and the Modern World -- Religion and Identity -- Cult(ure)s -- Religion and Ideology -- Ritual and Legitimation -- Religious Fundamentalism -- Market Fundamentalism -- Globalization -- The Contemporary Face of Terrorism -- Fundamentalism and Modernity -- Analytical Objectives -- Notes -- 2-The Religious Right Reacts to Globalization -- Forging Unity: The Religious Right Emerges -- Theorizing Responses to Globalization -- Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum.

The Larger Implication of Right-Wing Forays into Class Politics -- Notes -- 3-The Christian Right, Globalization, and the "Natural Family" -- The Christian Right at the UN -- The UN Conference and International Political Space -- Building a "Natural Family" Alliance -- Allied with Whom? -- The Limits of a "Natural Family" Politics? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4-The Triangle of Conflict: Fundamentalisms in Israel and the Territories -- The Israeli-Palestinian Relationship Since 1994 -- The Roots of Jewish and Islamic Fundamentalisms -- The Mechanics of Fundamentalism and the Peace Process.

The Settlements and the Peace Process -- Jewish Fundamentalism and the Oslo Process -- Islamic Fundamentalism and the Oslo Process -- Islamic Fundamentalism and the Second Intifada -- The Policies of Israeli-Palestinian Peace -- Notes -- 5-To Be Modern, but in the "Indian" Way: Hindu Nationalism -- Hindu Nationalism in Contemporary Indian Politics -- The Political Economy of Hindu Nationalism -- Indian Distinctiveness in the World -- Westernization as Cultural Imperialism -- Conclusion -- 6-Modernity, Civil Society, and Religious Resurgence in South Asia -- Between Modernity and Modernization.

Two Tales of Religious Resurgence: Hindutva and Islamism -- Conclusion -- 7-Globalization, Modernization, and the Islamic Salvation Front in Algeria -- Conceptualizing the FIS in Its Global-Local Context -- The Imperatives of Modernization in Algeria -- Conceptualizing the FIS as a Political Movement -- Responding to Economic Deterioration and the Challenge of Restructuring -- Algeria's Insertion into the Global Economy -- The FIS Perspective on the Economy -- The Impact of Economic Liberalization on the FIS -- Capitalizing on Social Crisis and Succumbing to It.

The Depths of Algeria's Social Crisis -- Asserting a Social Vision and Building a Coalition of Social Groups, 1988-1992 -- Loss of Social Vision in a Culture of Violence -- Democratization, Interrupted Democratization, and the Challenge of Reintegration into Political Life -- Constraints and Opportunities During Democratization -- Repression and the Fragmentation of the FIS, 1992-1995 -- Accounting for the Marginalization of the FIS in 1994 and 1995 -- The Search for Reintegration into Political Life After 1995 -- Conclusion -- Notes.

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