Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-375) and index.

Introduction : thinking about Islam and politics in global perspective -- Islam and politics : history and key concepts -- State formation and the making of Islamism -- Islam in the system : the evolution of Islamism as political strategy -- Islam as the system : Islamic states and "Islamization" from above -- Islam for lack of a system : Islamism in weak and failed states -- Radical Islamism and jihad beyond the nation-state -- Muslim transnationalism : brotherhoods, networks, diasporas -- Who speaks for Islam? : religious authority in the global umma -- Beyond Islamism : globalization and Muslim politics -- Appendix : key economic and political indicators for selected Muslim countries.