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Neojihadism : towards a new understanding of terrorism and extremism?

Author: Peter Lentini
Publisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Many years after 9/11 there are still not adequate means to categorize groups like Al Qaeda, home-grown cells and others that claim to be perpetrating and justifying terrorist acts under the banner of jihad. This book proposes that 'neojihadism' is a new form of political organization, global subculture, counterculture and theological understanding, with an approach to political violence that is unique to the  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Lentini
ISBN: 9781847207449 1847207448 9781781953624 1781953627
OCLC Number: 817266327
Description: x, 238 pages ; 24 cm
Contents: 1. Introduction --
2. On the movement --
3. On jihadism --
4. On the movement's global dimension : Bin Laden as a political and spiritual commentator --
5. On the movement's local dimensions : the politics and theology of a Melbourne cell leader --
6. On attempting to name the enemy : Islamo-fascism and Islamo-totalitarianism(s) --
7. On fascism and totalitarianism --
8. Conclusion : on neojihadism --
a new understanding of terrorism and extremism?
Responsibility: Pete Lentini, Associate Professor and Foundation Director, Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC), Monash University, Victoria, Australia.

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Additionally, it draws from unique primary materials - including recorded conversations of terrorists preparing for attacks, captured by electronic bugging devices and telephone wiretaps - to help to  Read more...

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