The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East :
Rougier, Bernard,
The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from Al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier. - xxii, 259 pages : maps ; 25 cm. - Princeton studies in Muslim politics .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham -- 2. Defending an imagined Umma: the path to terrorism -- 3. The anti-Syrian movement: rebuilding a political scene -- 4. The Syrian response -- 5. Jihad and resistance in North Lebanon: the history of Fatah al-Islam -- 6. The failure to create a lasting support base for the Syrian insurrection -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Glossary -- Index.
Translated from French.
9780691170015 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2015010405
Ummah (Islam)--Lebanon.
Sunnites--Lebanon.
Islam and state--Lebanon.
BP173.6 / .R68 2015
956.9204/53
The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East : Northern Lebanon from Al-Qaeda to ISIS / Bernard Rougier. - xxii, 259 pages : maps ; 25 cm. - Princeton studies in Muslim politics .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham -- 2. Defending an imagined Umma: the path to terrorism -- 3. The anti-Syrian movement: rebuilding a political scene -- 4. The Syrian response -- 5. Jihad and resistance in North Lebanon: the history of Fatah al-Islam -- 6. The failure to create a lasting support base for the Syrian insurrection -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Glossary -- Index.
Translated from French.
9780691170015 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2015010405
Ummah (Islam)--Lebanon.
Sunnites--Lebanon.
Islam and state--Lebanon.
BP173.6 / .R68 2015
956.9204/53