The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465491103321 |
Ahmed Akbar S.
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The thistle and the drone [[electronic resource] ] : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792078203321 |
Ahmed Akbar S.
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The thistle and the drone : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam / / Akbar Ahmed |
Autore | Ahmed Akbar S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 |
ISBN |
1-299-22359-1
0-8157-2379-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807493603321 |
Ahmed Akbar S.
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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