03853nam 2200613 a 450 991095358580332120250415183646.097866132322129780199790746019979074497801902525400190252545978019991171401999117119780199790654019979065597812832322101283232219(MiAaPQ)EBC7036875(CKB)24235075100041(MiAaPQ)EBC746688(Au-PeEL)EBL746688(CaPaEBR)ebr10492572(CaONFJC)MIL323221(OCoLC)747409587(EXLCZ)992423507510004120110401d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe rise and fall of Al-Qaeda /Fawaz A. Gerges1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc2011x, 259 p9780199790654 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : life after death -- The rise of Al-Qaeda -- The growing rift -- A success and a miscalculation -- Decline and fall -- Legacies and aftershocks -- Conclusion : down to size.In this concise and fascinating book, Fawaz A. Gerges argues that Al-Qaeda has degenerated into a fractured, marginal body kept alive largely by the self-serving anti-terrorist bureaucracy it helped to spawn. In The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda, Gerges, a public intellectual known widely for his expertise on radical ideologies, including jihadism, argues that the Western powers have become mired in a "terrorism narrative," stemming from the mistaken belief that America is in danger of a devastating attack by a crippled al-Qaeda. To explain why al-Qaeda is no longer a threat, he provides a briskly written history of the organization, showing its emergence from the disintegrating local jihadist movements of the mid-1990s-not just the Afghan resistance of the 1980s, as many believe-in "a desperate effort to rescue a sinking ship by altering its course." During this period, Gerges interviewed many jihadis, gaining a first-hand view of the movement that bin Laden tried to reshape by internationalizing it. Gerges reveals that transnational jihad has attracted but a small minority within the Arab world and possesses no viable social and popular base. Furthermore, he shows that the attacks of September 11, 2001, were a major miscalculation--no "river" of fighters flooded from Arab countries to defend al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, as bin Laden expected. The democratic revolutions that swept the Middle East in early 2011 show that al-Qaeda today is a non-entity which exercises no influence over Arabs' political life.Gerges shows that there is a link between the new phenomenon of homegrown extremism in Western societies and the war on terror, particularly in Afghanistan-Pakistan, and that homegrown terror exposes the structural weakness, not strength, of bin Laden's al-Qaeda. Gerges concludes that the movement has splintered into feuding factions, neutralizingitself more effectively than any Predator drone. Forceful, incisive, and written with extensive inside knowledge, this book will alter the debate on global terrorism.TerrorismTerrorismReligious aspectsIslamTerrorism.TerrorismReligious aspectsIslam.363.325Gerges Fawaz A.1958-696510MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953585803321Rise and fall of Al-Qaeda1399396UNINA03843nam 2200577 a 450 991100667730332120200520144314.01-281-07713-597866110771360-08-054066-X(CKB)1000000000383896(EBL)317209(OCoLC)246684660(SSID)ssj0000072919(PQKBManifestationID)11980041(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000072919(PQKBWorkID)10102461(PQKB)10334042(MiAaPQ)EBC317209(EXLCZ)99100000000038389619950123d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRock mechanics on a geological base /R. PuschAmsterdam ;New York Elsevier19951 online resource (519 p.)Developments in geotechnical engineering ;v. 77Description based upon print version of record.0-444-89613-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Rock Mechanics on a Geological Base; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Rock Nature; 2-1 Geology; 2-2 Mineralogy; 2-3 Petrology, rock types; 2-4 References; Chapter 3. Rock Structure; 3-1 Origin and nature of crystalline rock structure; 3-2 Scale factors; 3-3 Categorization; 3-4 Structural modeling; 3-5 Identification, determination and recording of structural features; 3-6 Structural homogeneity; 3-7 Example of structural characterization; 3-8 References; Chapter 4. Rock Stresses; 4-1 Introduction; 4-2 The concept of principal stresses4-3 Stress conditions4-4 Groundwater (piezometric) pressures; 4-5 References; Chapter 5. Rock Strain; 5-1 Introduction; 5-2 Definitions; 5-3 Viscous and plastic strain; 5-4 Calculation of strain in rock mechanics; 5-5 Examples; 5-6 References; Chapter 6. Rock Strength; 6-1 Introduction; 6-2 The strength of rock material; 6-3 The strength of rock masses; 6-4 What strength criteria shall we use?; 6-5 Material modelling; 6-6 Determination of rock strength; 6-7 References; Chapter 7. Rock Stability; 7-1 The meaning of rock stability; 7-2 Tectonically and thermally induced strain7-3 Rock displacements by loading or unloading7-4 Rock fall; 7-5 Clay-weathered rock and clayey sedimentary rock; 7-6 Examples; 7-7 References; Chapter 8. Rock Excavation; 8-1 Introduction; Chapter 9. Rock Support; 9-1 General principles; Chapter 10. Rock Classification; 10-1 General aspects; 10-2 The Q-index; 10-3 Practical use of Q-data in ordinary projects; 10-4 Application of the Q-system to HLW repositories; 10-5 Conclusions; 10-6 ReferencesUntil a few years ago, hydropower, road tunneling and mining were the main fields interested in rock mechanics. Now, however, rock mechanics is becoming increasingly important in many more branches - the most significant globally being the disposal of hazardous, especially radiaoctive, waste in deeply located repositories. This has raised a number of new aspects on the mechanical behaviour of large rock masses hosting repositories and of smaller rock elements forming the nearfield of tunnels and boreholes with waste containers. The geological background and above all rock structure form the baDevelopments in geotechnical engineering ;v. 77.Rock mechanicsEngineering geologyRock mechanics.Engineering geology.624.1/5132Pusch Roland521540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911006677303321Rock mechanics on a geological base1213467UNINA00940nam0 22002651i 450 UON0023071820231205103500.13620030730d1964 |0itac50 bahbsHR|||| |||||SimfonijeMiroslav KrlezaZagrebZora1964193 p.20 cm.001UON001769142001 Sabrana djela Miroslava Krleze210 ZagrebZora16HRZagrebUONL001976891.82Letteratura serbo-croata21KRLEŽAMiroslavUONV126209465374ZoraUONV269284650ITSOL20250620RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00230718SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI CROATO A 0193 SI SL 196 5 0193 Simfonije1272432UNIOR