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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797556803321

Autore

Gunaratna Rohan <1961->

Titolo

The global Jihad movement : [a handbook] / / Rohan Gunaratna and Aviv Oreg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-4542-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (461 p.)

Disciplina

363.325

Soggetti

Jihad

Terrorism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Ch01. Introduction; Ch02. The Ideological Imperative; Ch03. Al-Qaeda; Ch04. Affiliated Groups; Ch05. Jihad Arena Offshoots; Ch06. Local Initiatives, Lone Wolves, and Homegrown Cells; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Dozens of international and local organizations, up to one hundred thousand individuals, and millions of supporters are part of the phenomenon of global jihad. This reference work names and differentiates these organizations, explaining their ideology, infrastructure, operational capabilities, and activities. It also analyzes their mutual and multi-lateral relations inside and outside the ""jihadi framework."