The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

The first anthology designed to enhance the reader’s understanding of the multiple dimensions of Islamic terrorism by presenting a cross-section of recent articles and selections from cutting-edge books on this subject.

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The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

The first anthology designed to enhance the reader’s understanding of the multiple dimensions of Islamic terrorism by presenting a cross-section of recent articles and selections from cutting-edge books on this subject.

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The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

The Theory and Practice of Islamic Terrorism: An Anthology

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Overview

The first anthology designed to enhance the reader’s understanding of the multiple dimensions of Islamic terrorism by presenting a cross-section of recent articles and selections from cutting-edge books on this subject.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780230268036
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 11/11/2008
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 472 KB

About the Author

Marvin Perry is a retired Professor of History at Baruch College and writes European history texts.  Howard E. Negrin is the retired Associate Provost for Grants and Research Administration at Hofstra University.

Table of Contents

"The Religious Sources of Islamic Terrorism"--Shmuel Bar * The Jihadists’ Mentor--Sayyid Qutb * "Islam Is Not A Religion of Pacifists”--Ayatollah Khomeini * Myths in the Service of Jihad--David Cook * “Declaration of Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders”--Osama bin Laden * Knights Under the Prophet’s Banner--Ayman Zawahiri * Islamic Imperialism--Efraim Karsh * Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror--Mary R. Habeck * “Jihadist Strategies in the War on Terror”--Mary R. Habeck * “What al-Qaeda Really Wants”--Yassin Musharbash * “Counterterrorism: The Changing Face of Terror”--Daniel Benjamin * “What to Do? A Global Strategy”--9/11 Commission Report * Al Qaeda Resurgent--Bruce Hoffman * “Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam: Muslims and non-Muslims Must Unite to Defeat the Wahhabi Ideology”--Abdurrahman Wahid * Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism--Robert A. Pape * “Indoctrination Is the Central Factor”--Walter Laqueur * Suicide Bombings as Effective Weapons--Stephen Holmes * “Ordinary People’ and ‘Death Work’: Palestinian Suicide Bombers as Victimizers and Victims”--Anat Berko & Edna Erez * “The Threat . . . Will Remain at a Very High Level for the Foreseeable Future”--Claude Moniquet * The Rising Tide of Islamic Radicalism--Lorenzo Vidino * “Europe Has Become a Central ‘Field of Jihad’”--Daniel Benjamin * Londonistan--Melanie Phillips * “The French Path to Jihad”--John Rosenthal * Now They Call meInfidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror--Nonie Darwish * “Islamic Anti-Semitism in Historical Perspective”--Anti-Defamation League * “Kill a Jew--Go to Heaven: The Perception of the Jew in Palestinian Society”--Itamar Marcus & Barbara Crook * “Jews Use Teenagers’ Blood for ‘Purim Pastries’”--Dr. Umayma Ahmad Al-Jalahma * “Their plan is the Protocols of the Elders of Zion”--Covenant of Hamas * “Muslims Against Anti-Semitism: Ways to Promote Common Values”--Tariq Ramadan

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