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UNINA9910807493603321 |
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Autore |
Ahmed Akbar S. |
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Titolo |
The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-22359-1 |
0-8157-2379-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (440 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 |
Islamic sociology |
Tribes - Islamic countries |
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
Islamic countries Politics and government |
Islamic countries Relations United States |
United States Relations Islamic countries |
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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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1. The thistle and the drone -- 2. Waziristan: "The most dangerous place in the world" -- 3. Bin Laden's dilemma: balancing tribal and Islamic identity -- 4. Musharraf's dilemma: balancing center and periphery -- 5. Obama's dilemma: balancing security and human rights -- 6. How to win the War on Terror: stopping a thousand genocides now -- Appendix: Of tears and nightmares -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders. |
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