The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed
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| Autore: |
Ahmed Akbar S.
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| Titolo: |
The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909.83/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Afghan War, 2001-2021 |
| Islamic sociology | |
| Tribes - Islamic countries | |
| War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Islamic countries Politics and government |
| Islamic countries Relations United States | |
| United States Relations Islamic countries | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The thistle and the drone |
| ISBN: | 1-299-22359-1 |
| 0-8157-2379-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807493603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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