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This collection of essays demonstrates how chronic state failure
and the inability of the international community to provide a
solution to the conflict in Somalia has had transnational
repercussions. Following the failed humanitarian mission in
1992-93, most countries refrained from any direct involvement in
Somalia, but this changed in the 2000s with the growth of piracy
and links to international terrorist organizations. The
deterritorialization of the conflict quickly became apparent as it
became transnational in nature. In part because of it lacked a
government and was unable to work with the international community,
Somalia came to be seen as a "testing-ground" by many international
actors. Globalizing Somalia demonstrates how China, Japan, and the
EU, among others, have all used the conflict in Somalia to project
power, test the bounds of the national constitution, and test their
own military capabilities. Contributed by international scholars
and experts, the work examines the impact of globalization on the
internal and external dynamics of the conflict, arguing that it is
no longer geographically contained. By bringing together the many
actors and issues involved, the book fills a gap in the literature
as one of the most complete works on the conflict in Somalia to
date. It will be an essential text to any student interested in
Somalia and the horn of Africa, as well as in terrorism, and
conflict processes.
This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the
utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state
terror in world politics. The ending of the Cold War and the
overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe led many to assume that
this presaged the demise of the one-party terror regime and
acceptance of Western concepts of democracy, freedom and human
rights throughout the international system. But of course this did
not end state terror. The totalitarian one-party state still exists
in North Korea and China, and there are numerous military regimes
and other forms of dictatorship where the use of terror techniques
for internal control is routine. The late Professor Paul Wilkinson
conceived and began this project with the intention of analysing
the major types of international response to state terror, as well
as their outcomes and their wider implications for the future of
international relations. In keeping with this original premise, the
contributors explore the history of terrorism, as well as
reflecting on the need for international cooperation based on the
protection of civilians and a consistent approach to intervention
in conflict situations. This book will be of much interest to
students of terrorism studies, political violence, human rights,
genocide, and IR in general.
This book aims to improve understanding of the broad trends in the
utilisation of political violence by examining the use of state
terror in world politics. The ending of the Cold War and the
overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe led many to assume that
this presaged the demise of the one-party terror regime and
acceptance of Western concepts of democracy, freedom and human
rights throughout the international system. But of course this did
not end state terror. The totalitarian one-party state still exists
in North Korea and China, and there are numerous military regimes
and other forms of dictatorship where the use of terror techniques
for internal control is routine. The late Professor Paul Wilkinson
conceived and began this project with the intention of analysing
the major types of international response to state terror, as well
as their outcomes and their wider implications for the future of
international relations. In keeping with this original premise, the
contributors explore the history of terrorism, as well as
reflecting on the need for international cooperation based on the
protection of civilians and a consistent approach to intervention
in conflict situations. This book will be of much interest to
students of terrorism studies, political violence, human rights,
genocide, and IR in general.
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 This volume examines
"jihadi" content on the Internet by drawing on both Arabic and
English primary source materials. After examining this content as
digital media, the work looks at how it is productively consumed by
online communities, including how "jihadi" individuals construct
themselves online and how jihadism is practiced and represented as
an online activity. The work also discusses the consumption of such
jihadi media by those who are hostile to radical Islam and the
relation between fantasy, pleasure, ideology, and ordinary life.
This unique survey features case studies, such as the cyberjihadi
"Irhabi 007," pro-US and Israeli "patriots" who are often openly
Islamophobic, and "Infovlad" --a forum that became the meeting
place for radical Islamists and radical freelance "counter
terrorists." This innovative approach to studying violent content
on the Internet is a significant contribution to the literature
that will appeal to anyone interested in political violence,
terrorism, and political communication.
Can laughter really be used to undermine the appeal of terrorist
groups? And should it be? Is there any truth in the stereotypical
notions of fanaticism as humourless, and of humour as the
antithesis of fanaticism? What is the deeper significance of the
jihadi's status as an object of mockery in Arabic popular culture?
Joking About Jihad explores this thicket of problems sprouting from
one of the most basic--and supposedly most innocent--of human
behaviours, and looks at how it has been applied to one of the
least obviously laughable phenomena in the world today. Ramsay and
Alkheder draw on original interviews and hitherto unexamined texts,
combining insights from fields as diverse as politics, psychology,
cultural studies, Islamic studies and humour research. Examining
apparently spontaneous joking, professional comedy and even the
jokes told by jihadis themselves, they show how Salafi jihad has
been made laughable in the modern Arab world, and why it matters.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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