Political Islam’s rise depended on the collapse of secular nationalism

Evidence

All in all, Islamic revivalism might have been confined to the dustbin of history had it not been for the collapse and defeat of secular nationalism in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is to this failure that we turn next in order to understand the conditions that have allowed political Islam to develop and grow. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 312

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1967 defeat and 1970s economic crisis fueled political Islam’s rise. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 250; Saudi economic influence after 1973 hardened religious politics and toppled Bhutto; Political Islam is a contemporary construct, not a natural outgrowth of Muslim societies. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 30 (+19 more)

Broader Connections

• Political Islam emerged from failures of secularism, Stalinism, and crises, aided by US sponsorship #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 371
• Islamism rose from secular nationalist failure, left weakness, and economic crises #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 323
• Secular nationalism failed because it was a middle-class ideology serving its own class #expands (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 327
• Religious political ascendance in the late twentieth century was a global, not Muslim-specific, phenomenon #qualifies (0.65) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 314