Akbar Ahmed

The Thistle and the Drone

How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam

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Produktbeschreibung

A world-renowned author, diplomat and scholar reveals an adverse effect of the campaigns that fall under the umbrella term "The War on Terror"?the conflicts actually have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brookings Institution Press
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780815723783
• ISBN-10: 0815723784
• Artikelnr.: 36966331

Autorenporträt

Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington, D.C. He was the former Pakistani high commissioner to the United Kingdom, the first Distinguished Chair of Middle East Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy, and is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Among his previous books are Journey into Islam and Journey into America, both published by Brookings. He is also a published poet and playwright.