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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145964003321

Autore

Aaron David <1938->

Titolo

In their own words : voices of Jihad : compilation and commentary / / David Aaron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2008

ISBN

1-282-03309-3

9786612033094

0-8330-4690-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Disciplina

363.325092/2

Soggetti

Jihad

War - Religious aspects - Islam

Islamic fundamentalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-33).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- Life in Jihad; CHAPTER THREE- Seeds of Jihad; CHAPTER FOUR- Ideology; CHAPTER FIVE- World View; CHAPTER SIX- Enemies; CHAPTER SEVEN- ""Prescribed for You Is Fighting . . . (2:216)"; CHAPTER EIGHT- Iraq and Afghanistan; CHAPTER NINE- Operations; CHAPTER TEN- Conclusion; References; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The actual statements and writings of jihadi terrorists paint a revealing self-portrait of their motives, plans, and mind-set, and offer more profound insights into the jihadi threat.