| Description |
1 online resource (376 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Chronology; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. Introduction; 2. Setting the Stage: The Resurgence of Religion in Somalia; 3. Origins; 4. The First Expansive Phase, 2005-06: In the Shadow of the Courts; 5. Phoenix from the Ashes: Insurgency (2007-08); 6. The Golden Age of Al-Shabaab (2009-10); 7. The Era of Troubles (2010- ); 8. Lose Some, Win Some?; 9. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
"Since early 2007 a new breed of combatants has appeared on the streets of Mogadishu and other towns in Somalia: the 'Shabaab', or youth, the only self-proclaimed branch of al-Qaeda to have gained acceptance (and praise) from Ayman al-Zawahiri and 'AQ centre' in Afghanistan. Itself an offshoot of the Islamic Courts Union, which split in 2006, Shabaab has imposed Sharia law and is also heavily influenced by local clan structures within Somalia itself."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shabaab (Organization)
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Shabaab (Organization) |
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Insurgency -- Somalia -- History -- 21st century.
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Terrorism -- Somalia -- History -- 21st century.
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Islam and politics -- Somalia -- History.
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Somalia -- History.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- Central. |
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Insurgency. |
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Islam and politics. |
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Islamic fundamentalism. |
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Terrorism. |
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Somalia. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hansen, Stig Jarle. Al Shabaab in Somalia : The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, 2005-2012. Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, ©2013 9780199327874 |
| ISBN |
9780199365302 |
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019936530X |
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9780199365425 (electronic bk.) |
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0199365423 (electronic bk.) |
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1306260116 (electronic bk.) |
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9781306260114 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199327874 (print) |
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