Al-Qaeda: From Global Network to Local Franchise (Rebels)
Language: English
Published by Zed Books, 2011
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- Title
- Al-Qaeda: From Global Network to Local Franchise (Rebels)
- Author
- Hellmich, Doctor Christina
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1848139098
- ISBN 13
- 9781848139091
- Item weight
- 472 grams
Since the attacks of September 11th 2001 and up to and beyond Osama bin Ladin's death, al-Qaeda has come to embody the new enigmatic face of terrorism, dominating discussions of national and international security. Yet in spite of the attention it receives, conflicting assumptions about the group abound. Is al-Qaeda a rigidly structured organization, a global network of semi-independent cells, a franchise, or simply an idea whose time has come? What is meant by talk of the 'global Salafi jihad' that is confronting the West? What are the implications of bin Ladin's death?
Christina Hellmich offers a critical examination of the widely-held notions regarding the origins and manifestations of al-Qaeda and the sources on which they rely, mapping the organisation's alleged transition from what began as a regional struggle against the Soviets in Afghanistan to the increasingly leaderless jihad of the post-9/11 world. Rather than just providing yet another biography of al-Qaeda, Hellmich forensically examines discrepancies between the most common explanations and to the limits of what can realistically be known.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, 'al-Qaeda: From Global Network to Local Franchise' offers a penetrating insight into an organization which, for all its notoriety, is one of the least-understood of our time.
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About the Author
Christina Hellmich is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Reading, UK and co-author of Knowing Al-Qaeda: The Epistemology of Terrorism.
Dr Christina Hellmich is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Reading. She is a specialist in Middle East politics working in Yemen, with a particular research interest in political Islam and global terrorism. Her recent book, Al-Qaeda: From global network to local franchise (Zed 2011), examines the key sources that inform the present understanding of al-Qaeda.
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Anna Mdee is a research fellow with the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) at the Overseas Development Institute, and visiting professor of development studies at Mzumbe University, Tanzania. She was previously a senior lecturer in development studies at the University of Bradford.
Nana K. Poku is executive director of the Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD) at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, and was formerly the John Ferguson Professor of African studies at the University of Bradford.
NANA POKU is Lecturer of Politics at the University of Southampton and a UN researcher.
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