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UNINA9910453615303321 |
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Titolo |
Anti-American terrorism and the Middle East [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary reader / / edited by Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-34691-8 |
9786611346911 |
0-19-803571-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (409 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RubinBarry M |
RubinJudith Colp |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - History |
Terrorism - Middle East - History |
Terrorism - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 THE RADICAL CRITIQUE OF ISLAM; 2 THE REVOLUTIONARIES; 3 AMERICAN POLICY AND ANTI-AMERICANISM; 4 USAMA BIN LADIN AND HIS MOVEMENT; 5 AL-QA'IDA'S WAR ON AMERICA; 6 SEPTEMBER 11, AL-QA'IDA, AND THE TALIBAN; 7 MIDDLE EAST REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 11; 8 SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM; Appendix: Chronology of Middle East-Connected Terrorism against Americans; Glossary of Terms; Glossary of Names; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a stunned public asked: How could this happen? Why did the attackers do what they did? What did they hope to accomplish? This wasn't the first battle in a conflict that has included bombings of U.S. embassies and planes, the Iran hostage crisis, and kidnappings or shootings of American citizens. This unique volume sets out to answer these questions using the unfiltered words of the terrorists themselves. Over many decades, radical forces in the Middle East have changed and evolved, yet their basic outlo |
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