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Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia has moved beyond a matter of local concern to one of global significance--as the events of the past decade have so clearly demonstrated. Drawing on intensive on-the-ground investigation and interviews with key militants, Zachary Abuza explains the emergence of rad...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder :
L. Rienner Publishers,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia has moved beyond a matter of local concern to one of global significance--as the events of the past decade have so clearly demonstrated. Drawing on intensive on-the-ground investigation and interviews with key militants, Zachary Abuza explains the emergence of radical Islamist groups in the region, examines Al-Qaida's role as organizational catalyst, and explores individual and multilateral state responses to the growing--and increasingly violent--Islamic political consciousness. Abuza also analyzes state strategies for combating, co-opting, or coping with militant Islamist groups. A key question here is whether state actors are trying to resolve the root causes of Muslim disaffection--or merely using the "war on terrorism" to suppress the symptoms |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (v, 273 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1588261778 9781588261779 |