LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2011013771 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780199790654 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0199790655 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
363.325 |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Gerges, Fawaz A., |
Dates |
1958- |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The rise and fall of Al-Qaeda / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Fawaz A. Gerges. |
VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Rise & fall of Al-Qaeda |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
Oxford ; |
-- |
New York : |
Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Date |
c2011. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
x, 259 p. ; |
Size |
22 cm. |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
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. |
SUMMARY |
Summary |
Discusses the history of the rise and fall of al-Qaeda and argues that the anti-terrorist bureaucracy exaggerates its capabilities. |
STUDY PROGRAM |
Program name |
MIST998 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Terrorism. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Terrorism |
General |
Religious aspects |
-- |
Islam. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/i39ettqcup2pg9qlo98r9b1pdp6nmes1 |
Public note |
Location Map |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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45812 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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872 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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12862 |