War Without End: The Rise of Islamist Terrorism and Global Response

ISBN-13: 9780415288026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 560 str.

Dilip Hiro;Hiro Dilip

Opis

The first war of the 21st century. That is how President George W. Bush described the start of the war against terror signalled by the catastrophic terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC, of 11 September 2001. In reality, though, that war was started by President Bill Clinton in August 1998 following the Islamist terrorists' bombing of US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam which killed 224 people and injured over 5000.

Recenzje

'The strength of Hiro's book lies in his providing a clear context for events, thus illustrating the extent and depth of the crisis that now exists between the Islamists led, inspired or influenced by bin Laden and the Western nations now at war with him.' - The Financial Times

'This is an immensely useful compendium of the background to the new world that we face ... it should become compulsory reading, not so much for the diplomatic professionals, but for their political masters.' - Middle East International

'Hiro uses simple argument and backs it with a mathematician's logic.' -  The Hindu

Spis treści

Part 1: Islam  1. The Rise of Islam: Sunnis and Shias  2. Orthodox Islam and Sufism  3. Islam in Modern Times  Part 2: Islamic Ideologies and Fundamentalist States  4. Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood and its offshoots  5. Saudi Arabia: The Oldest Fundamentalist State 6. Afghanistan: Fundamentalism Victorious with American Backing  Part 3: Islamist Terrorism and Global Response  9. Ongoing War Against Terror: An Uncharted Territory  10. Summary and Conclusions

O autorze

Dilip Hiro