| Description |
xii, 227 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Counterinsurgency and the problem of sacred space -- The Golden Temple: a tale of two sieges -- A mosque, a shrine, and two sieges -- The battle for the soul of Pakistan at Islamabad's Red Mosque -- Fighting for the Holy Mosque: the 1979 Mecca insurgency -- Insurgency and counterinsurgency in Iraq's sacred spaces -- Iron fists without velvet gloves: the Krue Se Mosque incident and lessons in counterinsurgency for the southern Thai cobflict -- Conclusion: Counterinsurgency in sacred spaces |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Counterinsurgency -- Case studies.
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Counterinsurgency.
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Insurgency.
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Sacred space -- Political aspects.
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Shrines.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Fair, C. Christine.
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Ganguly, Sumit.
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| LC no. |
2008007789 |
| ISBN |
9780195342031 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780195342048 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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