C. Christine (Hrsg.) Fair

Treading on Hallowed Ground: Counterinsurgency Operations in Sacred Spaces

Buch

Iraq presents special problems to the U.S. because of the intensity of religious belief and sectarianism. How do we fight against an insurgency that so often strategically positions itself on 'hallowed ground'-mosques and shrines? Yet Iraq is not unique. As the contributors to Treading on Hallowed Ground show, counterinsurgency efforts on religiously contentious terrain is a widespread phenomenon in recent times, ranging from North Africa toCentral and Southeast Asia. Here, C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly have assembled an impressive group of experts to explore the most important counterinsurgency efforts in sacred spaces in o… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Ganguly, Sumit (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-19-534204-8
EAN: 9780195342048
Produktnummer: 22402189
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.5 cm 363 g
Gewicht: 363

Über den Autor

C. Christine Fair is a senior political scientist with the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses upon the security competition between India and Pakistan, Pakistan's internal security, the causes of terrorism in South Asia, and U.S. strategic relations with India and Pakistan. Sumit Ganguly is a Professor of Political Science and holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations and is the Director of Research of the Center on American and Global Security at Indiana University, Bloomington. He serves on the editorial boards of Asian Affairs, Asian Survey, Current History, the Journal of Democracy, the Journal of Strategic Studies, and Security Studies.