Storming the world stage : the story of Lashkar-e-Taiba /

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Author / Creator:Tankel, Stephen.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 352 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11548609
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ISBN:9780190237929
0190237929
9780199333448
0199333440
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-334) and index.
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Summary:Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational networks stretching across several continents, there has been serious debate since 9/11 of whether Lashkar is an al-Qaeda affiliate. The deliberat.
Other form:Print version: Tankel, Stephen. Storming the world stage 9780199333448