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Boko Haram : the history of an African jihadist movement

text Boko Haram : the history of an African jihadist movement

Thurston, Alexander

Summary: "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 fr... Read more

Contents: 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.

Format: text

Description: viii, 333 pages ; 23 cm.

Publisher: Princeton University Press 2018

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	363 THU in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	363 THU in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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Princeton studies in Muslim politics

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