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"Dispels the idea of 'good' (secular, westernized) and 'bad' (premodern, fanatical) Muslims, pointing out that these judgments refer to political rather than cultural or religious identities ... Argues that political Islam emerged as the result of a modern encounter with Western power, and that the terrorist movement at the center of Islamist politics is an even more recent phenomenon, one that followed America's embrace of proxy war after its defeat in Vietnam"--jacket.
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Drug traffic, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Islam and politics, Political aspects of Drug traffic, Political aspects of Terrorism, Causes, Cold War, Terrorism, Foreign relations, History, Cold war, Terrorism, poltical aspects, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, United states, foreign relations, 1945-1989, United states, foreign relations, afghanistan, United states, foreign relations, developing countries, Developing countries, foreign relations, united states, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, Relations extérieures, Guerre froide, Terrorisme, Aspect politique, Histoire, Drogues, Trafic, Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis, Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Essays, Government, General, National, Reference, Political aspects, Diplomatic relations, War, Islam, Buitenlandse politiek, Koude Oorlog, Islam and politics--history, Islam and politics--history--20th century, Terrorism--political aspects--history, Terrorism--political aspects--history--20th century, Drug traffic--political aspects--history, Drug traffic--political aspects--history--20th century, September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001--causes, E840 .m346 2004, 320.5/57, Koude oorlog, E840 .m346 2005, 320.5'57Places
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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror
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"We have just ended a century of violence, one possibly more violent than any other in recorded history: world wars and colonial conquests; civil wars, revolutions, and counterrevolutions."
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