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UNINA9910787862103321 |
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Titolo |
Assessing the war on terror / / edited by Mohammed Ayoob, Etga Ugur |
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Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-78539-152-6 |
1-62637-097-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention |
Terrorism - Middle East |
Terrorism - Europe |
United States Foreign relations Islamic countries |
United States Military policy 21st century |
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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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""Book Title""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Assessing the War on Terror""; ""2-The War on Terror: Comparisons with the Cold War""; ""3-Understanding Al-Qaeda: Disentangling Myth from Reality""; ""4-Afghanistan: The First Theater of the War""; ""5-Pakistan: Perfidious Ally in the War on Terror""; ""6-The Arab World: Grappling with Multiple Consequences""; ""7-Iran and Turkey: Pivotal Regional Powers""; ""8-Europe: Reinforcing Existing Trends""; ""9-The United States: Civil Society�s Defense of the Rule of Law""; ""10-Trapped, or Not, in the Legacy of the War on Terror"" |
""Acronyms""""Bibliography""; ""The Contributors""; ""Index""; ""About the Book"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Was the US-led war on terror, especially the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, a necessary response to the September 11 terrorist attacks? What did the two invasions accomplish? How have the fortunes of al-Qaeda and like-minded organizations been affected? The authors of this important contribution to ongoing debates address these |
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