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100 1 _aKAPLAN Jeffrey
700 _aCOSTA Christopher P
245 _aOn tribalism :
_bauxiliaries, affiliates, and lone wolf political violence /
_cJeffrery Kaplan and Christopher P Costa.
260 _c2014
520 _aTribes and tribal allegiances have been made use of since at least Alexander the Great's time and have a long history in conflicts in in what is now the Middle East. This article is concerned with the "lone wolf" individual and with autonomous cells neither of which relate to any centralised direction. Starts with an historical overview, goes on to modern tribalism with particular emphasis on Iraq and Afghanistan and then looks at how the U.S. has responded and should respond.
650 _aTRIBES
_xTERRORISM
650 _aJIHADISTS
650 _aTRIBAL WARFARE
773 _aTerrorism and Political Violence :
_g Vol.26, No.1, January-March 2014, pages 13-44 (116)
856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2014.849907
_zLink to full text.
945 _i43846-1001
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