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| 100 | 1 | _aTROFIMOV Yaroslav | |
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_aThe siege of Mecca : _bthe forgotten uprising / _cYaroslav Trofimov. |
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_aLondon : _bAllen Lane , _c2007. |
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_ax, 301 p. : _b maps ; _c 24 cm. |
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| 520 | _aDescribes the events in Mecca during November 1979 when gunmen held pilgrimas hostage and the Saudi authorities had to call on foreign assistance. The book argues that the Saudi reaction gave rise to subsequent jihadist terrorism. | ||
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_aMecca (Saudi Arabia) _x History _y Siege, 1979. |
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_c28523 _d28523 |
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