LEADER 03660oam 2200721I 450 001 9910791199403321 005 20230607230023.0 010 $a1-136-48563-5 010 $a0-415-28802-9 010 $a1-315-01568-4 010 $a1-136-48556-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315015682 035 $a(CKB)2550000001313236 035 $a(EBL)1702023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001321619 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11814356 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001321619 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11373063 035 $a(PQKB)11509085 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1702023 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1702023 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10881664 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL616484 035 $a(OCoLC)881416361 035 $a(OCoLC)881183621 035 $a(OCoLC)884590881 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137401 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001313236 100 $a20180331d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWar without end $ethe rise of Islamist terrorism and global response /$fDilip Hiro 205 $arevision edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (556 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-28801-0 311 $a1-306-85233-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Prologue; Preface; Part I Islam; 1 The rise of Islam: Sunnis and Shias; 2 Orthodox Islam and Sufism; 3 Islam in modern times; Part II Islamic ideologies and fundamentalist states; 4 The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its offshoots; 5 Saudi Arabia: the oldest fundamentalist state; 6 Afghanistan: fundamentalism victorious, with American backing; Part III slamist terrorism and global response; 7 Bombing of US embassies: a wake-up call; 8 Eighty minutes that shook the world and global response 327 $a9 Ongoing war against terror: an uncharted territory10 Summary and conclusions; Epilogue; Notes; Abbreviations; Glossary of foreign terms; Appendix I: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368; Appendix II: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373; Select bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book provides the historical and political context to explain acts of terror, including the September 11th, and the bombing of American Embassies in Nairobi and Dar as Salaam and the West's responses. Providing a brief history of Islam as a religion and as socio-political ideology, Dilip Hiro goes on to outline the Islamist movements that have thrived in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, and their changing relationship with America. It is within this framework that the rising menace of Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaida network is discussed.The Pentagon's amazingly swift victo 606 $aIslamic fundamentalism$zMiddle East$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aIslam and politics$zMiddle East$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTerrorism$zMiddle East$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam 607 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government$y1945- 615 0$aIslamic fundamentalism$xHistory 615 0$aIslam and politics$xHistory 615 0$aTerrorism$xHistory 615 0$aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam. 676 $a956.04 700 $aHiro$b Dilip.$0298980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791199403321 996 $aWar without end$93758633 997 $aUNINA