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Description

1. xi, 246 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "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"--

Series statement

1. Contemporary terrorism studies

Uniform title

1. Contemporary terrorism studies.

Subject

1. Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
2. Qaida (Organization)
3. Terrorism > Africa, North
4. Terrorism > Middle East
5. Islamic fundamentalism > Africa, North
6. Islamic fundamentalism > Middle East
7. Strategic culture > Middle East
8. Non-state actors (International relations) > Middle East
9. Islamic fundamentalism
10. Non-state actors (International relations)
11. Strategic culture
12. Terrorism
13. Middle East
14. North Africa

Genre/Form

1. Informational works.

Call number

1. JFE 21-575

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Last, Edward D., 1983- author.

Title

1. Strategic culture and violent non-state actors : a comparative study of Salafi-Jihadist groups / Edward D. Last.

Publisher

1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Copyright date

1. ©2021

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Contemporary terrorism studies
2. Contemporary terrorism studies.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other form:

1. Online version: Last, Edward D, 1983- Strategic culture and violent non-state actors Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021 9780429274510 (DLC) 2020012339

LCCN

1. 2020012338

ISBN

1. 9780367223632 hardcover
2. 0367223635 hardcover
3. 9780429274510 electronic book

Research call number

1. JFE 21-575