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Understanding Jihad

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Understanding Jihad

By David Cook

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About the book

First published in 2005, Understanding Jihad unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad within the context of Islamic life. In this revised and expanded second edition, author David Cook has included new material in light of pivotal developments such as the extraordinary events of the Arab Spring, the death of Usama b. Ladin, and the rise of new Islamic factions such as ISIS. Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary t...Show more

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9780520287327

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University of California Press

Published year

2015

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