Bibliograph

Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the history and ideology of a militant Islamist group, 2005-2012, Stig Jarle Hansen

Type

Label

Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the history and ideology of a militant Islamist group, 2005-2012, Stig Jarle Hansen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

891146422

Responsibility statement

Stig Jarle Hansen

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

the history and ideology of a militant Islamist group, 2005-2012

Summary

Hansen explores the history of the Somalia based Al Harakat Al Shabaab from 2005 to 2012, offering the first in-detail history of one of the most important Al-Qaeda affiliates today and the first to conquer large territories. He anchors the organisation in its local context, describing it as set in the nexus of global and local streams of influence, employing terror strategically, often in order to offset diplomatic and military defeats. He then follows it as an early network into the post-2010 phase where it struggles against a superior enemy but still remains an actor to be reckoned with

Target audience

specialized

Classification