02589nam 2200649Ia 450 991080749360332120230803023556.01-299-22359-10-8157-2379-2(CKB)2560000000098139(EBL)1135387(OCoLC)830324481(SSID)ssj0000834284(PQKBManifestationID)11462195(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834284(PQKBWorkID)10936517(PQKB)10763950(MiAaPQ)EBC1135387(MdBmJHUP)muse32281(Au-PeEL)EBL1135387(CaPaEBR)ebr10664501(CaONFJC)MIL453609(EXLCZ)99256000000009813920130205d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe thistle and the drone how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam /Akbar AhmedWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20131 online resource (440 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2378-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Afghan War, 2001-2021Islamic sociologyTribesIslamic countriesWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Islamic countriesPolitics and governmentIslamic countriesRelationsUnited StatesUnited StatesRelationsIslamic countriesAfghan War, 2001-2021.Islamic sociology.TribesWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.909.83/1Ahmed Akbar S.143546MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807493603321The thistle and the drone3950429UNINA