Treading on hallowed ground : counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces / edited by C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fair, C. Christine
Ganguly, Sumit
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Counterinsurgency.
Insurgency.
Counterinsurgency > Case studies.
Sacred space > Political aspects.
Shrines.
Genre:
Case studies.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Counterinsurgency and the problem of sacred space / Ron E. Hassner
  • The golden temple : a tale of two sieges / C. Christine Fair
  • A mosque, a shrine, and two sieges / Sumit Ganguly
  • The battle for the soul of Pakistan at Islamabad's Red Mosque / Manjeet S. Pardesi
  • Fighting for the holy mosque : the 1979 Mecca insurgency / Pascal Ménoret
  • Insurgency and counterinsurgency in Iraq's sacred spaces / David Siddhartha Patel
  • Iron fists without velvet gloves : the Krue Se mosque incident and lessons in counterinsurgency for the southern Thai conflict / Joseph Chinyong Liow
  • Conclusion : Counterinsurgency in sacred spaces / Nora Bensahel.