The book begins with a historical overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict introducing the reader to the concept of competing norms, Israel's self-defense versus Palestinian self-determination. The author then defines what he means by a just peace on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on the question of Palestine. The next part of the book draws on the international relations theory of constructivism and explains both the intractability and an approach to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict in relation to international norms and identity factors. Here he outlines the strategic importance of non-violence for the Palestinians. The final part of the book is where the author reconstructs jihad on the basis of a detailed study of the ev
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| - The book begins with a historical overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict introducing the reader to the concept of competing norms, Israel's self-defense versus Palestinian self-determination. The author then defines what he means by a just peace on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on the question of Palestine. The next part of the book draws on the international relations theory of constructivism and explains both the intractability and an approach to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict in relation to international norms and identity factors. Here he outlines the strategic importance of non-violence for the Palestinians. The final part of the book is where the author reconstructs jihad on the basis of a detailed study of the ev
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| - The book begins with a historical overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict introducing the reader to the concept of competing norms, Israel's self-defense versus Palestinian self-determination. The author then defines what he means by a just peace on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of all United Nations Security Council resolutions on the question of Palestine. The next part of the book draws on the international relations theory of constructivism and explains both the intractability and an approach to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict in relation to international norms and identity factors. Here he outlines the strategic importance of non-violence for the Palestinians. The final part of the book is where the author reconstructs jihad on the basis of a detailed study of the evolution of the concept and in-depth analysis of the Quranic verses on war and peace. He uses a methodology based on a contextual reading of the Quran and the identification of the higher objectives of the verses relating to jihad. Reconstructing Jihad amid Competing International Norms has been highly praised by a number of leading experts in the field of international relations and Islamic studies. In his endorsement of the book, John Esposito wrote Rane writes with a knowledge and confidence of one who has thoroughly researched his study, engaging in a critical and persuasive analysis of sensitive and complex issues from the history of apartheid in South Africa, Palestinian-Israeli politics, and issues of violence and terrorism. The author's command of Islamic materials is remarkable...Few topics are as important and contested as that of violence and non-violence in Islam and especially that of jihad, its meaning and usages. Despite the importance of this topic in Islam and in Muslim politics today, very few scholars bring the nuances in their analysis and critique that are evident in this study. Rane's analysis of jihad in Islamic religious thought and history is especially impressive, providing a masterful presentation of the history and usage of the term jihad. I can think of few (actually no) presentation that offers so comprehensive an analysis both of the development of the concept of jihad and the major scholarship on jihad.
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