The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global
By Fawaz A. Gerges
Published By Cambridge University Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
This is a well written and very detailed informative book. It is a panoramic view of the Jihadist endeavor (different from Islamist, regional Islamist, and transnationalist Jihadists) particularly in the early 70’s through the emergence of several Islamist organizations, in the lands of Islam, from Egypt , Algeria, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and culminating with the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan. It describes the treatment of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Tanzim, and the Tanzim’s eventual uniting with al-Qaeda. This book should be required reading at the Pentagon, Homeland Security, and the State Department.
Notes - Book has a slight dent on front corner.
By Fawaz A. Gerges
Published By Cambridge University Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
This is a well written and very detailed informative book. It is a panoramic view of the Jihadist endeavor (different from Islamist, regional Islamist, and transnationalist Jihadists) particularly in the early 70’s through the emergence of several Islamist organizations, in the lands of Islam, from Egypt , Algeria, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and culminating with the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan. It describes the treatment of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Tanzim, and the Tanzim’s eventual uniting with al-Qaeda. This book should be required reading at the Pentagon, Homeland Security, and the State Department.
Notes - Book has a slight dent on front corner.
By Fawaz A. Gerges
Published By Cambridge University Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Soft cover
Summary
This is a well written and very detailed informative book. It is a panoramic view of the Jihadist endeavor (different from Islamist, regional Islamist, and transnationalist Jihadists) particularly in the early 70’s through the emergence of several Islamist organizations, in the lands of Islam, from Egypt , Algeria, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and culminating with the Russian Invasion of Afghanistan. It describes the treatment of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Tanzim, and the Tanzim’s eventual uniting with al-Qaeda. This book should be required reading at the Pentagon, Homeland Security, and the State Department.
Notes - Book has a slight dent on front corner.
