The banana theory of terrorism: Alternative truths and the collapse of the 'second' (Saharan) front in the war on terror

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-58

  Keenan, Jeremy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL THEORY; TERRORISM; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAR;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; SAHARA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648966589     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589000601157055     Document Type: Article

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