Al Qaeda

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-58174-5
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 2304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 4286 g

Reihe: Critical Concepts in Political Science

This new Routledge Major Work collection of the best scholarly research and serious writing on Al Qaeda will be welcomed by researchers, students, and counter-terrorism specialists as the go-to resource. The gathered materials are mainly drawn from scholarly journals of the first rank and chapters from the most authoritative books. Also included are a small number of newspaper and magazine articles which have already made an enduring impact on what is a very new field of research.

Al Qaeda is fully indexed and has a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cruickshank, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Threat 1. Capability to Strike 2. Safehavens and Training Part 2: Organization 3. Al Qaeda Before 11 September 2001 4. Al Qaeda After 11 September 2001 5. Bureaucracy and Financing Part 3: Network 6. Al Qaeda Affiliates 7. Homegrown and Al Qaeda-Inspired Networks Part 4: Recruitment 8. Root Causes 9. Radicalization and Recruitment 10. Propaganda Part 5: Vision 11. Ideology and Ideologues 12. Aims and Strategy 13. Backlash and Critique