Description: Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors by Edward D. Last Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book applies strategic culture concepts to violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in a comparative analysis. Publisher Description This book applies strategic culture concepts to violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in a comparative analysis. In recent years, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has become notorious for kidnapping Western hostages in north-western Africa and for its role in the short-lived Islamist takeover of Mali. The group, formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, rebranded itself as an Al-Qaida franchise in 2007, leading to speculation of a change from its Algeria-centric agenda to an anti-Western one. This study compares and contrasts the ideas and behaviour of these two groups, using a strategic-cultural approach, and finds that, despite some commonalities, AQIM has a distinct strategic culture from Al-Qaida central, thereby debunking the notion of Al-Qaida as a monolithic movement. This is the first comparative analysis of violent non-state actors to employ a strategic-cultural approach and the first such study on AQIM. While strategic culture has traditionally been applied to states, this work adds to the emerging literature applying such approaches to non-state armed groups, and employs a novel conception of strategic culture consisting of narratives and practices.This book will be of much interest to students of strategic culture, political violence, Middle Eastern politics and Security Studies in general. Author Biography Edward D. Last has a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Southampton, UK. Details ISBN 0367223635 ISBN-13 9780367223632 Title Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors Author Edward D. Last Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 246 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:131164088; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780367223632
Book Title: Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Publication Name: Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors : a Comparative Study of Salafi-Jihadist Groups
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Military / Strategy, Sociology / General, Military / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.7 Oz
Author: Edward D. Last
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Contemporary Terrorism Studies
Format: Hardcover