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The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global

The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global

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The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global

by Fawaz A. Gerges

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New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2005 345 pages. The dust jacket has minimal wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

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Since September 11, Al Qaeda has been portrayed as an Islamist front united in armed struggle, or jihad, against the Christian West. However, as the historian and commentator Fawaz A. Gerges argues, the reality is rather different. In fact, Al Qaeda represents a minority within the jihadist movement, and its strategies have been criticized and opposed by religious nationalists among the jihadis, who prefer to concentrate on changing the Muslim world rather than taking the fight global. Based on primary field research, the author unravels the story of the jihadist movement and explores its philosophies, its structure, the rifts and tensions that split its ranks, and why some members, like Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, favored international over local strategies in taking the war to the West. Gerges asks where the jihadist movement is going, and whether it can be transformed into a non-violent, socio-political force.

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Title
The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global
Author
Fawaz A. Gerges
Format/Binding
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0521791405
ISBN 13
9780521791403
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Date Published
2005
Keywords
[630G JIHAD MIDDLE EAST ISLAM MUSLIM RELATIONS

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