Decoding Al-Qaeda's Strategy : The Deep Battle Against America /

By consulting the work of well-known and obscure al-Qaeda theoreticians, Michael W. S. Ryan finds jihadist terrorism strategy has more in common with the principles of Maoist guerrilla warfare than mainstream Islam. Encouraging strategists and researchers to devote greater attention to jihadi ideas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ryan, Michael (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Colección:Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Temas:
Jihad.
Qaida (Organization).
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Historical Roots of Al-Qaeda's Ideology
  • 2. The Leadership Inspires a New Strategy
  • 3. Jihad as Revolution
  • 4. An Action Plan for Savagery
  • 5. The Jihadist Legacy of Abu Mus'ab al-Suri
  • Conclusion: What It All Means
  • Appendix 1: Translation of "Revolutionary Wars"
  • Appendix 2: Translation of "Fourth-Generation Warfare"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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