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UNINA9910962908603321 |
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Autore |
Pargeter Alison |
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Titolo |
The new frontiers of Jihad : radical Islam in Europe / / Alison Pargeter |
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London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2008 |
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9780755609949 |
0755609948 |
9781786725028 |
1786725029 |
9781786735027 |
1786735024 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 244 p. ) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Islam and politics - Europe |
Islamic fundamentalism - Europe |
Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam |
Islam |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Introduction -- 1. The First Wave of Radicals -- 2. Europe as Islamic Melting Pot -- 3. Recruitment for Jihad -- 4. Islamist Opposition Groups and European Support Networks -- 5. Europe as Battleground -- 6. Algerian Radicalism Targets France -- 7. The 9/11 Effect and 'Globalised' Islam -- 8. The Madrid Bombings -- 9. The London Bombings -- 10. Radical Converts -- 11. The Danish Cartoon Row and the Dilemma of the Moderates -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Following the terrorist attacks on London and Madrid, radical Islam is presumed to be an increasingly potent force in Europe. Yet beneath the media hysteria, very little is actually known about it. What radical movements are there? How do they operate? What is driving them? Who are their recruits? What is their relationship, if any, to Al Qaeda? Alison Pargeter has spent three years interviewing radical Islamists throughout Europe to find answers to these questions. She examines how radical ideology travels from East to West, and how the two contexts shape |
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