03474nam 2200589Ia 450 991078577590332120200520144314.01-283-59920-197866139116500-7391-3577-5(CKB)2670000000241796(EBL)1021871(OCoLC)854968828(SSID)ssj0000711886(PQKBManifestationID)12260055(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711886(PQKBWorkID)10723396(PQKB)11047362(MiAaPQ)EBC1021871(Au-PeEL)EBL1021871(CaPaEBR)ebr10602285(CaONFJC)MIL391165(EXLCZ)99267000000024179620100111d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTerrorism in Africa[electronic resource] the evolving front in the War on Terror /edited by John DavisLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20101 online resource (325 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-3575-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-314).Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: States in Africa: A Diverse Terrorist Menu; Chapter 1: An Islamic Solution to State Failure in Somalia?; Chapter 2: The State in Historical and Comparative Perspective: State Weakness and the Specter of Terrorism in Africa; Chapter 3: Terrorism in West Africa: Real, Emerging or Imagined Threats?; Chapter 4: Terrorism in North Africa: An Increasing Regional Threat; Part 2: Regional Dynamics and Response to Terrorism; Chapter 5: Terrorism and Islam in Africa; Chapter 6: Understanding Terrorism in AfricaChapter 7: Confronting Disaster: Terrorist Safe Havens in AfricaPart 3: Regional Solutions to the Threat of Terrorism; Chapter 8: Rethinking Developmental Practices as a Panacea for Terrorism in Africa; Chapter 9: The Imperative of Good Governance and Strong Democratic Institutions to Spur Development and Prevent the Expansion of Terrorism in Africa; Chapter 10: Evaluating Counterterrorism in Africa John Davis; Chapter 11: Vital Cog: African Intelligence Efforts and the War on Terrorism; Chapter 12: Transforming the War on Terrorism: Human Security Solutions in the Horn of AfricaChapter 13: From Blueprint to Implementation: Assessing the Progress of the African Union in the Fight Against TerrorismConclusion: The African Response to Terrorism: An Assessment; Bibliography; About the ContributorsThe study, Terrorism in Africa: The Evolving Front in the War on Terrorism, represents a research endeavor aimed at increasing scholarly discourse on the ever-expanding threat of terrorism and terrorist related violence in the region. It offers the most wide-ranging analysis of the sub-national and transnational terrorists groups that have made Africa the second most violent region in the world. TerrorismAfricaPreventionTerrorismAfricaTerrorismPrevention.Terrorism363.325096Davis John1962-1538440MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785775903321Terrorism in Africa3788456UNINA