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1 online resource (xi, 352 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-334) and index. |
| Contents |
Ackowledgments -- Introduction -- The Pakistani jihadi milieu -- Lashkar's ideology: Dawa and jihad -- The ISI's boys -- The long arm of the Lashkar -- Al-Qaeda queers the pitch -- Good jihadi/bad jihadi -- Expansion and integration -- Storming the world stage -- Days of reckoning -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
Lashkar-e-Taiba is among the most powerful militants groups in South Asia and increasingly viewed as a global terrorist threat on par with al-Qaeda. Considered Pakistan's most powerful proxy against India, the group gained public prominence after its deadly ten-person suicide assault on Mumbai in November 2008. By the time the last Lashkar terrorist was dead after nearly 60 hours, it appeared the world was facing a new menace. Boasting transnational networks stretching across several continents, there has been serious debate since 9/11 of whether Lashkar is an al-Qaeda affiliate. The deliberat. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jamat al-Dawa Pakistan.
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Jamat al-Dawa Pakistan. |
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Terrorists -- Pakistan -- History.
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Terrorists. |
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Pakistan. |
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History. |
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Islam and politics -- Pakistan.
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Islam and politics. |
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Jihad.
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Jihad. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tankel, Stephen. Storming the world stage 9780199333448 (DLC) 2013017006 (OCoLC)830946654 |
| ISBN |
9780190237929 (electronic book) |
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0190237929 (electronic book) |
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9780199333448 |
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0199333440 |
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