In the Name of God (Paperback)

Lars Erslev Andersen

ISBN 10: 8776740609 / ISBN 13: 9788776740603

Published by University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense, 2005

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Paperback. Jan Aagaard and Lars Erslev Andersen discuss the evolution of the global terrorist landscape during the past three decades. The most profound developments they identify are, first, the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; second the background shift in the epicentre of International terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq, and third, the newest land of jihad; and fourth the morphing of Al Queda from a group into a global movement. In this important work, Aagaard and Andersen provide the background information, both the understanding and the knowledge for the West to formulate and develop a response beyond operational counter terrorism. Discusses the evolution of the global terrorist landscape over the decades. This book identifies various developments: the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; the background shift in the epicentre of International terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq, and the land of jihad; and more. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Name of God (Paperback)
• Publisher: University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8776740609
• ISBN 13: 9788776740603
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From the Foreword by Dr. Rohan Gunaratna: In the Name of God-Jan Aagaard and Lars Erslev Andersen discuss the evolution of the global terrorist landscape during the past three decades. The most profound developments they identify are, first, the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; second, the background shift in the epicenter of international terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq; third, the newest land of jihad; and fourth, the morphing of Al Queda from a group into a global movement. In this important work, Aagaard and Andersen provide the background information, both the understanding and the knowledge for the West to formulate and develop a response beyond operational counter terrorism. I recommend this important work for both the generalist and the specialist.

About the Author

Lars Erslev Andersen is associate professor in History and Middle East studies at University of Southern Denmark. He teaches on Middle East in International Relations and Middle East / U.S. history, and has published several books and articles on philosophy, Middle East history, and U.S. History. Jan Aagaard has since 1993 been working as a case officer and analyst in the Danish Security Intelligence Service within the fields of counter terrorism and the Middle East. He has a major in Contemporary History, specialising in Middle East Studies and terrorism, at the University in Copenhagen and a minor in Contemporary Middle East Studies at the University of Southern Denmark.