The geographical dimensions of al-Qa'ida rhetoric

Geographical Review

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-327

  Hobbs, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Qa'ida; Environmental perception; Sacred space; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; PERCEPTION; SENSE OF PLACE; TERRORISM;

EID: 33745631770     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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