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Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam
by Burke, Jason
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has substantial wear and creasing. Underlining and marginal comm
- ISBN 10
- 1850436665
- ISBN 13
- 9781850436669
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London: I. B. Tauris, 2004. Trade paperback. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has substantial wear and creasing. Underlining and marginal comments noted. Corners of some pages creased.. xxvii, 355, [1] p. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. List of Militants and Radical Idealogues. Award-winning reporter Jason Burke shows how the threat from Islamic terrorism comes not from a single criminal mastermind, or even from one group. In this revealing account, he characterizes it is a broad movement with profound roots in the politics, societies and history of the Islamic world. Using hundreds of interviews and thousands of documents, Burke shows how "Al-Qaeda" is a convenient label applied misleadingly to a diverse, disorganized global movement dedicated to fighting a "cosmic battle" with the West. This is the definitive account of the mysterious organization, retelling its story from scratch and challenging many myths that threaten the very foundations of the "War on Terror. "
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam
- Author
- Burke, Jason
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has substantial wear and creasing. Underlining and marginal comm
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1850436665
- ISBN 13
- 9781850436669
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Osama bin Laden, Abu Sayyaf, Deobandism, Taliban, Hamas, Islamic Fundamentalism, Mujahideen, Muslim Brotherhood, Mullah Omar, al Qaeda, Ahmed Ressam, al-Zawahiri, Ramzi Yousef
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