Good Muslim, bad Muslim : America, the Cold War, and the roots of terror

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Title:

Author:

Mamdani, Mahmood, 1946-

ISBN:

9781770091566

Personal Author:

Mamdani, Mahmood, 1946-

Publication Information:

Johannesburg : Jacana Media, 2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 304 pages ; 21 cm

Contents:

Modernity and violence -- 2. Culture talk, or how not to talk about Islam and politics -- 3. Cold war after Indochina -- 4. Afghanistan: the high point in the cuold war -- 5. From proxy war to open aggression -- 6. Beyond impunity and collective punishment

Subject Term:

Cold War.

Islam and politics -- History -- 20th century.

Terrorism -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.

Drug traffic -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Causes.

Drug traffic -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00898734

Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412

Islam and politics. (OCoLC)fst00979879

Terrorism -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst01148118

War -- Causes. (OCoLC)fst01170331

Geographic Term:

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan.

Afghanistan -- Foreign relations.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Developing countries.

Developing countries -- Foreign relations -- United States.

Afghanistan. (OCoLC)fst01205406

Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969

United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0606/2006398094.html

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Summary

In this look at the rise of political Islam, the author brings his expertise and insight to bear on a question that has been asked since September 11, 2001: how did this happen?