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War without end : the rise of Islamist terrorism and global response / / Dilip Hiro



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Autore: Hiro Dilip Visualizza persona
Titolo: War without end : the rise of Islamist terrorism and global response / / Dilip Hiro Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
Edizione: revision edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
Disciplina: 956.04
Soggetto topico: Islamic fundamentalism - Middle East - History - 20th century
Islam and politics - Middle East - History - 20th century
Terrorism - Middle East - History - 20th century
Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam
Soggetto geografico: Middle East Politics and government 1945-
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
9 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
Sommario/riassunto: This 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
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ISBN: 1-136-48563-5
0-415-28802-9
1-315-01568-4
1-136-48556-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813362203321
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