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The terrorist in search of humanity : militant Islam and global politics / Faisal Devji.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Devji, Faisal, author.
- Series:
- Crises in world politics.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Crises in world politics
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qaida (Organization).
- Islam and politics--Islamic countries.
- Islam and politics.
- World politics--1989-.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2019
- Summary:
- Argues that various forms of militancy, such as the actions of al-Qaeda, are informed by the same desire for agency and equality that animates other humanitarian interventions, such as environmentalism and pacifism.
- Contents:
- 1. Sleeping Beauty 2. The Perfect Victim 3. Laws of Uncertainty 4. Arabian Knights 5. GWOT 6. Insulting the Prophet 7.In the Bellies of Green Birds
- Notes:
- Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 2, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-752074-X
- 0-19-752410-9
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