Introduction: the Islamist challenge
Definitions and representations: the legacy of Orientalism
'The Fanonian Impulse': Islamism as identity and ideology
Roots and branches: from the Muslim Brotherhood to Hamas
Islamists without borders: al-Qa'ida and its affiliates
Hezbollah: Islamism as obligation to resistance
Bitter harvest: Algerian Islamism
Western Europe: Islamism as mirror image
Conclusion: Islamism and a fragmented quest for dignity.