Treading on hallowed ground [electronic resource] : counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces / edited by C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xii, 227 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199852017 (ebook) :; 0199852014 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Counterinsurgency | Counterinsurgency -- Case studies | Sacred space -- Political aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195342048DDC classification: 355'.0218 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: How do we fight against insurgency that so often strategically positions itself in sacred spaces like mosques and shrines? As the contributors show, counterinsurgency efforts on religiously contentious terrain is a widespread phenomenon in recent times, ranging from North Africa to Southeast Asia.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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How do we fight against insurgency that so often strategically positions itself in sacred spaces like mosques and shrines? As the contributors show, counterinsurgency efforts on religiously contentious terrain is a widespread phenomenon in recent times, ranging from North Africa to Southeast Asia.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.