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The Thistle and the Drone

Hardcover • 2013 • English

The Thistle and the Drone: How America's War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam

By Akbar S. Ahmed

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Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders.

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9780815723783

Publisher

Brookings Institution Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

The Thistle and the Drone

Format

Hardcover

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