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Autore: |
Ahmed Akbar S.
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Titolo: |
The thistle and the drone : 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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