Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia

by Dilip Hiro

Book Overview

An important new history of the relentless growth of South Asia's jihadist violence, and a careful analysis of how it can be countered

This hard-hitting and timely book explores the roots of militant Islam in South Asia and how it has grown to become a source of profound global alarm. By meticulously tracking the rise of the jihadist movement from its initial violence in Afghanistan in 1980 to the present day, Dilip Hiro challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300173784
• ISBN13: 9780300173789
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"