| Description |
vii, 239 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-228) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- Research challenges -- 2. Islam in Nigeria: Historical Background -- Usman Dan Fodio's Jihad -- British colonial era -- Path to Sharia -- Some reflections on religious identity -- 3. Genesis of Radical Groups -- Splintering -- Transformation -- Reform (modernisation) -- Formation (creation) -- Daawa -- Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, Ja'amutu Tajidmul Islami/Islamic Movement of Nigeria[IMN] -- Yan Izala -- Maitatsine -- Conclusion -- 4. What is Boko Haram? -- Where it all started -- Sect goes underground -- The 2009 turning point -- Dead or alive? -- Post-Yusuf -- Shakau era -- the beginning of the insurgency -- Splintering, factionalisation and kidnappings -- Suicide attacks -- Who are these men? -- Funding -- 5. Internationalisation of Boko Haram -- Borderlands -- Cameroon -- Niger -- Chad -- Human security implications -- A wild card: the Central African Republic (CAR) -- Changing al-Qaeda patterns and Boko Haram's position in the broader Islamist environment -- The 2012 -- 13 Malian civil conflict -- Al-Shabaab -- Tactical implications of foreign influence -- Will Boko Haram become the next al-Qaeda franchise? -- 6. Government Responses -- Military response -- A first state of emergency is declared -- Between two emergencies -- Negotiations and amnesty -- A second state of emergency is put in place -- Moving beyond JTF ORO -- Allegations of human rights abuses -- A softer approach -- COIN vs CT: What strategy? -- Western response -- United States (US) -- United Kingdom (UK) -- Canada -- 7. Conclusions -- Way Ahead?. |
| Subject |
Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram. |
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Terrorism -- Nigeria -- Prevention.
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Terrorism. |
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Nigeria. |
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Terrorism -- Prevention. |
| ISBN |
1849044910 |
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9781849044912 |
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