God's terrorists the Wahhabi cult and the hidden roots of modern Jihad

"In the post-9/11 world, each day's news presents us with images of fanatical fighters and suicide bombers willing to die in holy war - martyrs for jihad. But what are the roots of this militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world?" "In this insightful and wide-ranging history, Ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Allen, Charles, 1940- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : 2007
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991004842879706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : 'am I not a Pakhtun?'
  • Ch. 1. Death of a commissioner
  • Ch. 2. The Puritan of the desert
  • Ch. 3. The false dawn of the Imam-Mahdi
  • Ch. 4. The call of the Imam-Mahdi
  • Ch. 5. The early summer of 1857
  • Ch. 6. The late summer of 1857
  • Ch. 7. The Ambeyla disaster
  • Ch. 8. The Wahabees on trial
  • Ch. 9. The frontier ablaze
  • Ch. 10. The brotherhood
  • Ch. 11. The coming together
  • Ch. 12. The unholy alliance
  • Leading Muslim personalities
  • App. 1. The roots of the Al-Saud-Al-Wahhab family alliance
  • App. 2. The 'Wahhabi' family tree in India.