Radicalism in Islam: Resurgence and Ramifications

ISBN-13: 9780761857334 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 584 str.

Nirode Mohanty

Opis

Radicalism in Islam explores the causes of Islamic terrorism, the resurgence of radicalism, the global jihad of radical Islamists, and the impact of new technology on terrorism, including new deadly threats to information and environmental systems. The book includes: - Views of Muslim scholars both for and against jihad and perspectives of terrorism experts; - An analytical approach including systems engineering; - Empirical data on economics, energy, trade, globalization, religion, and immigration; - A wide range of topics related to terrorism including chemical terrorism, bioterrorism, nuclear terrorism, and cyber terrorism; - A discussion of terrorism in the hot bed of instability in Asia, Europe and America in detail and homegrown jihadists; - Historical perspectives and development of radical Islam and Sharia; - America's flawed foreign policy and yielding to terrorism and oil diplomacy; - Mitigation strategies, structures technology, and counterinsurgency