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War without end : the rise of Islamist terrorism and global response /

After providing a brief history of Islam as a religion and as socio-political ideology, Dilip Hiro outlines the Islamist movements that have thrived in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan and their changing relationship with America.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hiro, Dilip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Edición:Revised edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The rise of Islam: Sunnis and Shias
  • Orthodox Islam and Sufism
  • Islam in modern times
  • The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its offshoots
  • Saudi Arabia: the oldest fundamentalist state
  • Afghanistan: fundamentalism victorious, with American backing
  • Bombing of US embassies: a wake-up call
  • Eighty minutes that shook the world and global response
  • Ongoing war against terror: an uncharted territory.