The Thistle and the Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam

by Akbar Ahmed

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In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the United States declared war on terrorism. More than ten years later, the results are decidedly mixed. Here world-renowned author, diplomat, and scholar Akbar Ahmed reveals an important yet largely ignored result of this war: in many nations it has exacerbated the already broken relationship between central governments and the largely rural Muslim tribal societies on the peripheries of both Muslim and non-Muslim...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0815723784

ISBN13:9780815723783

Release Date:March 2013

Publisher:Brookings Institution Press

Length:424 Pages

Weight:1.79 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

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Diplomacy National & International Security Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion, Politics & State

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