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Hoveyda, Fereydoun.
The broken crescent: the “threat” of militant Islamic
fundamentalism/Fereydoun Hoveyda.
p. cm.
“A National Committee on American Foreign Policy study.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-95837-X (alk. paper)
1. Islamic fundamentalism. 2. Islam and politics. 3. Religion
and politics. I. National Committee on American Foreign Policy.
II. Title.
BP60.H73 1998
320.5′5′0917671—dc21 97-40886

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Copyright © 1998 by Fereydoun Hoveyda

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-40886

ISBN: 0-275-95837-X

First published in 1998

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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