Treading on hallowed ground : counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces /

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After America's Iraq adventure devolved into a debacle, a chorus of commentators and analysts noted that the U.S. military had no plan to fight a counterinsurgency campaign. Given the failure of conventional tactics, America in the last two years has redoubled its efforts to develop a new strat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fair, C. Christine, Ganguly, Sumit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Counterinsurgency.
Insurgency.
Counterinsurgency > Case studies.
Sacred space > Political aspects.
Shrines.
Contre-rébellion.
Révoltes.
Contre-rébellion > Études de cas.
Lieux sacrés > Aspect politique.
Sanctuaires.
shrines (structures)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Counterinsurgency
Insurgency
Shrines
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Counterinsurgency and the Problem of Sacred Space; 2. The Golden Temple: A Tale of Two Sieges; 3. A Mosque, a Shrine, and Two Sieges; 4. The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan at Islamabad's Red Mosque; 5. Fighting for the Holy Mosque: The 1979 Mecca Insurgency; 6. Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq's Sacred Spaces; 7. Iron Fists without Velvet Gloves: The Krue Se Mosque Incident and Lessons in Counterinsurgency for the Southern Thai Conflict; 8. Conclusion: Counterinsurgency in Sacred Spaces; Index.

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