Islamic radicalism and global jihad /

Islamic radicalism and global jihad /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Springer, Devin R.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Archive Political Science and Policy Studies Foundation.
Subject:	Qaida (Organization) Qaida (Organization) Jihad. Islamic fundamentalism. Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Islamic fundamentalism. Jihad. Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218734

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Other authors / contributors:	Regens, James L. Edger, David N.
ISBN:	9781589015791 1589015797 9781589015784 1589015789 1589012526 9781589012523 1589012534 9781589012530
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	An accessible overview of the philosophical foundations, strategic vision, organizational dynamics, and tactics of the modern jihadist movementspecifically Al-Qa'ida.
Other form:	Print version: Springer, Devin R. Islamic radicalism and global jihad. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2009

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The call to jihad
Philosophical foundations
Strategic vision
Organizational dynamics
Recruitment and training
Operations and tactics
Future directions
The challenge of credible intelligence
Conclusion: Forging a winning strategy to counter the global jihad.