Screen LibraryAl-Shabaab and Boko Haram : guerrilla insurgency or strategic terrorism? /
"Boko Haram is now the deadliest "terrorist" organization operational in the world, by virtue of the sheer number of people the group have killed. Together with al-Shabaab, the two groups account for a substantial amount of carnage on the African continent. Analyzed here are the ideol...
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World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/q0116#t=toc |
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"Boko Haram is now the deadliest "terrorist" organization operational in the world, by virtue of the sheer number of people the group have killed. Together with al-Shabaab, the two groups account for a substantial amount of carnage on the African continent. Analyzed here are the ideologies of these two infamous organizations. Utilizing information from breadcrumbs that they leave behind, in videos, media releases and various correspondence, this book searches for clues within the historical and contemporary social context that explain their existence. It explores the ideological roots the tw |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (277 pages) : port |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781786343994 |
| Index Number: | DT30 |
| CLC: | D740.09 |