| Description |
vii, 293 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286) and index. |
| Contents |
Who is attacking America? -- Islam, Muslim extremism, and anti-Americanism -- Muslim relations with Christians and Jews -- Unity and turmoil within Islam -- The evolution of Islamic extremism -- The sources of Muslim discontent -- Gauging popular support for Muslim extremists -- Levels of Islamic religiosity -- Separating Islamic extremism from anti-Americanism -- The Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah : radical moderates -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- Hizbullah : a tale of three countries -- Can the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah serve as a counterweight to the jihadists? -- The jihadist movement and how it evolved -- Egypt and the origins of modern jihadism -- The Islamic revolution -- Pakistan : the jihadist gateway to the Far East and Central Asia -- Afghanistan and the making of a Muslim hero -- The Sudan : an international terrorist network takes shape -- The battle for Algeria -- The Palestinian jihadists : Hamas and holy jihad -- The jihadist war comes to America -- From Turabi to Bin Laden -- The continuing evolution of the jihadist movement -- The jihadist war plan -- Jihadist strategy : the psychology of terror -- The components of terror -- Terror and the propaganda war -- The jihadist war plan of the future : compelling logic for attacking America -- War plan or several? -- The jihadist war machine -- Organizing the jihadists : the pyramid of terror -- Leadership in jihadist organizations -- The jihadist soldiers : who are they, what motivates them, and how -- Good are they? -- The physical plant -- The allies of the jihadists : those who make terror possible -- Holy alliances : struggle for the control of Islam -- Unholy allies : drug lords, mafioso, and other kindred souls -- Governments as allies of terror -- How Israel and its Middle Eastern neighbors fight terror -- The Israeli experience in fighting terror -- Israeli anti-terrorist strategy measures (what and why) -- The struggle against jihadist terror in the Islamic world -- Relevance of the experience of Israel and the Islamic world to America's war on terror -- The future : winning the war on terror -- US anti-terrorist strategy -- Assessment : how well is America doing? -- Why the glitches? -- Defeating the jihadists. |
| Subject |
Islam and politics -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century.
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Islam and politics. |
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Middle East. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islamic fundamentalism. |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
| Added Author |
Palmer, Princess, 1952-
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| ISBN |
0742536025 cloth alkaline paper |
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