| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 386 pages) |
| Contents |
The road to September 11 and after -- Religious nationalists and the near enemy -- The Afghan war: sowing the seeds of transnational Jihad -- The rise of transnationalist Jihadis and the far enemy -- Splitting up of Jihadis -- The aftermath: the war within -- The Iraq war: planting the seeds of Al Qaeda's second generation? -- Beyond the far enemy |
| Summary |
Revisiting The Far Enemy in this new edition, Gerges demonstrates that not only have the jihadists split ranks, but that voices from within the ultra-religious right, those that previously supported al Qaeda, are condemning its tactics as violent, unethical, and out of accord with the true meaning of jihad. In fact, millions of Muslims worldwide have rejected al-Qaeda's ideology and strategies and blame Osama bin Laden and his cohorts for the havoc the organisation has wrecked on their communities. Al-Qaeda is now in the wilderness suffering massive erosion of authority and legitimacy in Muslim eyes and facing a fierce revolt from within. As Gerges warns, the next US administration would do well to use political and socio-economic strategies rather than military means to ensure that it stays there. --from publisher description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-368) and index |
| SUBJECT |
al-Qaida gnd |
| Subject |
Jihad.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Islam and world politics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy.
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Islam and world politics
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Jihad
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War -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Djihad
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Islam
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Fundamentalismus
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511719530 |
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0511719531 |
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9780511817793 |
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0511817797 |
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9780511516887 |
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0511516886 |
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051151560X |
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9780511515606 |
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