San Antonio College Library

"Deftly combining nuanced theory with rich empirical examples, leading scholar Valentine M. Moghadam shows how both physical and electronic mobility has helped to create dynamic global social movements. Exploring the historical roots of Islamism, feminism, and global justice, the book also shows how these movements have been stimulated by relatively recent globalization processes, including neoliberalism, war, and hegemonic masculinities. Moghadam...

Investigates the origins of Islam's presence in the western world, describing the defection of ex-Soviet Muslims to Germany during World War II and building a mosque in Munich with links to leaders and intelligence agencies.