The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East : : Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS / / Bernard Rougier.
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 worldviews. The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ;
60 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 1 line illus. 5 maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 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 Regime Reacts: Building Up a Jihadi Network
- 5. Jihad and Resistance in North Lebanon: The History of Fatah al- Islam
- 6. The Failure to Create a Lasting Support Base for the Syrian Insurrection
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Maps
- Glossary
- Index
- Backmatter