Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11 Contributor(s): Jones, Seth G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393345475 ISBN-13: 9780393345476 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - Political Science | Terrorism |
Dewey: 363.325 |
Physical Information: 1.35" H x 5.53" W x 8.25" (0.96 lbs) 544 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This landmark history chronicles the dramatic, decade-long war against al Qa'ida and provides a model for understanding the ebb and flow of terrorist activity. Tracing intricately orchestrated terrorist plots and the elaborate, multiyear investigations to disrupt them, Seth G. Jones identifies three distinct "waves" of al Qa'ida violence. As Jonathan Mahler wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "studying these waves and the counterwaves that repelled them can tell us a lot about what works and what doesn't when it comes to fighting terrorism." The result is a sweeping, insider's account of what the war has been and what it might become. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Seth G.: - Seth G. Jones is the Harold Brown Chair and Director of the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), as well as the author of A Covert Action, In the Graveyard of Empires, and Hunting in the Shadows. He lives outside of Washington, DC. |