provides a complete, well-rounded review of bin Laden's life and politics. . . . Any collection strong in Middle East affairs . . . will find this of lasting importance.
Midwest Book Review
This concise biography of the world's most notorious terrorist tells the fascinating story of the evolution of a wealthy businesman's son to the 9/11 mastermind who declared war on America.
Osama bin Laden: A Biography offers a concise, fact-based portrait of a man whose rise from obscurity to notoriety coincides with some of the most traumatic events of the 21st century. It follows bin Laden's story from his life in Saudi society in the 1960s and 1970s to his religious conversion, his emergence as a jihadist leader, his horrifying terrorist attacks, and his near-mythic status in parts of the Muslim world today.
Drawing on a wide range of sources, Osama bin Laden finds the political and religious roots of a worldview that combines devout faith with a belief in violence and terrorism. The book pays particular attention to the spread of radical Islam from Egypt to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as well as the development of Al Qaeda and its current scope and capabilities.
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This concise biography of the world's most notorious terrorist tells the fascinating story of the evolution of a wealthy businesman's son to the 9/11 mastermind who declared war on America.
Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Timeline: Events in the Life of Osama bin Laden
Chapter 1 Osama bin Laden the Man
Chapter 2 Osama bin Laden's Worldview
Chapter 3 Afghanistan
Chapter 4 Al-Qaeda
Chapter 5 Fighting the Great Satan
Chapter 6 Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, Post-9/11
Conclusion
Appendix: Selected Documents
Annotated Bibliography
Index
Maps and photo essay follow page 90
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This concise biography of the world's most notorious terrorist tells the fascinating story of the evolution of a wealthy businesman's son to the 9/11 mastermind who declared war on America.
A chronology of major events in the life of Osama bin Laden
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313353741
Publisert
2010-01-29
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Greenwood Press
Vekt
907 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
188
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