Islamic fundamentalism since 1945:2nd revised and expanded edition

Featuring a brand new examination of Islamic fundamentalism in the wake of the Arab Spring, this fully revised and updated second edition of Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 analyzes the roots and emergence of Islamic movements in the modern world and the main thinkers that inspired them.

Providing a much-needed historical overview of a fast-changing socio-political landscape, the main facets of Islamic fundamentalism are put in a global context, with a thematic debate of issues such as:

- the effects of colonialism on Islam

- secularism and the Islamic reaction

- Islam and violence in the 9/11 era

- globalization and transnational Islamist movements

- Islam in the wake of the Arab Awakening

Islamic Fundamentalism since 1945 provides an authoritative account of the causes and diversity of Islamic fundamentalism, a modern phenomenon which has grabbed the headlines as a grave threat to the West and a potentially revolutionary trend in the Middle East. It is a valuable resource for students and those interested in the history, effects and consequences of these Islamic movements

Report from the 2nd Summer School in Computational Biology organized by the Queen's University of Belfast

In this paper, we present a meeting report for the 2nd Summer School in Computational Biology organized by the Queen's University of Belfast. We describe the organization of the summer school, its underlying concept and student feedback we received after the completion of the summer school.

Democracy: A Reader. 2nd Edition

Key Readings in the History of Democratic Thought, with a general introduction and section introductions.

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Innovations in IT

This volume contains publications of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Innovations in IT (ICAIIT), which took place in Koethen March 27th 2014. The conference is devoted to problems of applied research in the fields of automation and communications. The research results can be of interest for researchers and development engineers, who deal with theoretical base and the application of the knowledge in the respective areas.