Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction to the English edition; 1. Islam and Politics; 2. The early reformists; 3. Hasan al-Banna and the Muslim Brotherhood; 4. The Muslim Brotherhood and the 1952 Egyptian Revolution; 5. Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani and Hizb al-Tahrir; 6. Al-Mawdudi and the Jamaat-i-Islami; 7. The revenge of the intellectual; 8. The closing of the circle; 9. the revolution of the jurist and the people; 10. Crisis in the kingdom of plenty; 11. The spread of violence; 12. Islamist resistance fighters; 13. The Islamist miltary coup.

14. Transcontinental violence15. Rise of reformist Islamists; 16. Crisis of reformist Islamists; 17. The limits of the reformist victory; 18. Conclusion: The Islamists and the future; Notes; Glossary; References; Back cover.