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Autore |
Nassar Jamal R (Jamal Raji) |
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Titolo |
Globalization and terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : the migration of dreams and nightmares / / Jamal R. Nassar |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Blue Ridge Summit, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2010] |
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ISBN |
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1-282-49624-7 |
9786612496240 |
0-7425-5789-8 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism and globalization |
Social Welfare & Social Work |
Social Sciences |
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency |
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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 contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Globalization and Terrorism; Chapter 2. Terrorism and Its Root Causes; Chapter 3. Palestine; Chapter 4. Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts; Chapter 5. Middle Eastern Islamist Terrorism; Chapter 6. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This incisive text casts a clear light on globalization and terrorism as Jamal R. Nassar carefully defines these twin concepts, placing them in historical as well as political context. Focusing on the key case studies of Palestine and Northern Ireland, he applies their lessons to other examples of conflict including Iraq, Afghanistan, the Congo, Chechnya, and Colombia in order to internationalize our understanding of how globalization and terrorism operate in a range of situations. Yet even as the author offers a profound critique of Western hegemony, he conveys hope for an enlightened global |
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