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

By: Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002Edition: Revised editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 513 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781136485565
  • 1136485562
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: War without end.DDC classification:
  • 956.04 22
LOC classification:
  • BP63.A35 H52
Other classification:
  • 89.58
  • EH 5412
  • PR 2358
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-490) and index.

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.

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.

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