Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958-
The rise and fall of Al-Qaeda / Rise & fall of Al-Qaeda Fawaz A. Gerges. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - x, 259 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: a life of its own -- The rise of Al-Qaeda -- The growing rift -- Success and miscalculation -- Decline and fall -- Legacies and aftershocks -- Conclusion: down to size.
Discusses the history of the rise and fall of al-Qaeda and argues that the anti-terrorist bureaucracy exaggerates its capabilities.
9780199790654 0199790655
2011013771
Terrorism.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
363.325
The rise and fall of Al-Qaeda / Rise & fall of Al-Qaeda Fawaz A. Gerges. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011. - x, 259 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction: a life of its own -- The rise of Al-Qaeda -- The growing rift -- Success and miscalculation -- Decline and fall -- Legacies and aftershocks -- Conclusion: down to size.
Discusses the history of the rise and fall of al-Qaeda and argues that the anti-terrorist bureaucracy exaggerates its capabilities.
9780199790654 0199790655
2011013771
Terrorism.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
363.325