The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier.
The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier.
The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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G 2016/2343
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French
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Physical content
xxii, 259 pages ; 25 cm.
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cartographic image
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Preface -- 1. North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham -- 2. Defending an imagined Umma: the path to terrorism -- 3. The anti-Syrian movement: rebuilding a political scene -- 4. The Syrian response -- 5. Jihad and resistance in North Lebanon: the history of Fatah al-Islam -- 6. The failure to create a lasting...
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2015]
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"Northern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'a worldview. 'The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of jihadist militants, some claiming allegiance to ISIS,...
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The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier.
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Princeton studies in Muslim politics
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translated from French.
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G 2016/2343
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74VKz4zqAzWd
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0691170010
9780691170015
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956.9204/53
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991023579199702626
