Boko Haram : the history of an African jihadist movement /

"Drawing on sources in Arabic and Hausa, rare documents, propaganda videos, press reports, and interviews with experts in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Niger, Alexander Thurston sheds new light on Boko Haram's development. He shows that the group, far from being a simple or static terrorist organ...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Thurston, Alexander (VerfasserIn)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Arabisch
Veröffentlicht: Princeton : Princeton University Press [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvc779gc
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • The lifeworld of Muhammad Yusuf
  • Preaching exclusivism, playing politics
  • "Chaos is worse than killing"
  • Total war in northeastern Nigeria
  • Same war, new actors
  • Conclusion.