Al-Qaeda
The True Story of Radical Islam
Published on 26. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-14-101912-3 (ISBN)
Description
Jason Burke has produced the definitive account of Islamic militancy - revolutionising our understanding of Al-Qaeda, retelling its history from scratch and critically exploding the myths that form the very foundations of the 'War on Terror'. Fully updated with new material on Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101912-3 (9780141019123)
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Person
Jason Burke is the prize-winning Chief Reporter for the Observer. He has covered the Middle East and Southwest Asia for a decade, and saw many of the key events described in this book at first hand.