Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda

Name: Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda
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ISBN: 9780199974689

ISBN-10: 0199974683

ISBN-13: 9780199974689

Edition: 2014

Authors: Fawaz A. Gerges

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In this concise and fascinating book, Fawaz A. Gerges argues that Al-Qaeda has degenerated into a fractured, marginal body kept alive largely by the self-serving anti-terrorist bureaucracy it helped to spawn.In The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda, Gerges, a public intellectual known widely for his expertise on radical ideologies, including jihadism, argues that the Western powers have become mired in a "terrorism narrative," stemming from the mistaken belief that America is in danger of a devastating attack by a crippled al-Qaeda. To explain why al-Qaeda is no longer a threat, he provides a briskly written history of the organization, showing its emergence from the disintegrating local jihadist…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/3/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.23" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English