Global jihadism: Theory and practice

Global Jihadism: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-212

  Brachman, Jarret M ^a,b  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203895054     Document Type: Book

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