The far enemy: why Jihad went global
Revisiting The Far Enemy in this new edition, Gerges demonstrates that not only have the jihadists split ranks, but that voices from within the ultra-religious right, those that previously supported al Qaeda, are condemning its tactics as violent, unethical, and out of accord with the true meaning of jihad. In fact, millions of Muslims worldwide have rejected al-Qaeda's ideology and strategies and blame Osama bin Laden and his cohorts for the havoc the organisation has wrecked on their communit…
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- Full title :The far enemy : why Jihad went global / Fawaz A. Gerges.
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Revisiting The Far Enemy in this new edition, Gerges demonstrates that not only have the jihadists split ranks, but that voices from within the ultra-religious right, those that previously supported al Qaeda, are condemning its tactics as violent, unethical, and out of accord with the true meaning of jihad. In fact, millions of Muslims worldwide have rejected al-Qaeda's ideology and strategies and blame Osama bin Laden and his cohorts for the havoc the organisation has wrecked on their communities. Al-Qaeda is now in the wilderness suffering massive erosion of authority and legitimacy in Muslim eyes and facing a fierce revolt from within. As Gerges warns, the next US administration would do well to use political and socio-economic strategies rather than military means to ensure that it stays there. --from publisher description.
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- Publication Date:2009.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 386 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780511719530, 0511719531, 9780511817793, 0511817797, 9780511516887, 0511516886, 051151560X, 9780511515606
- oclc:ocn667096033
- LC Classification:BP182
- Dewey Decimal:322.4/2088297
Table of Contents
The road to September 11 and after -- Religious nationalists and the near enemy -- The Afghan war: sowing the seeds of transnational Jihad -- The rise of transnationalist Jihadis and the far enemy -- Splitting up of Jihadis -- The aftermath: the war within -- The Iraq war: planting the seeds of Al Qaeda's second generation? -- Beyond the far enemy.
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