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1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-222) and index. |
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Print version record. |
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How we prevail -- An appreciation of the situation -- Knowing our enemy -- A sharper sword: strategic principles for defeating today's enemy -- A durable shield: strategies for strengthening ourselves -- Appendix A: Chronology of selected jihadist attacks since September 11, 2001 -- Appendix B: Failed terrorist plots: what were they thinking about doing? -- Combating terrorism: a reading list. |
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Brian Michael Jenkins presents a clear-sighted and sobering analysis of where we are today in the struggle against terrorism. Jenkins, an internationally renowned authority on terrorism, distills the jihadists' operational code and suggests how they might assess their situation very differently from how we might do so. He distills the jihadists' operational code and outlines a ferociously pragmatic but principled approach that goes beyond attacking terrorist networks and operational capabilities to defeating their entire missionary enterprise by deterring recruitment and encouraging defections. Jenkins believes that homeland security should move beyond gates and guards and become the impetus for rebuilding America's decaying infrastructure. Americans need to adopt a realistic approach to risk and get a lot smarter about security. We need to build upon the nation's traditions of determination and self-reliance. Above all, we need to preserve our commitment to American values. Preserving these values is no mere matter of morality, he argues; it is a strategic imperative. Jenkins brings to his prose the driving rhythm, no-nonsense language, passion, and energy of a warrior, and he brings to his analysis the steady, informed perspective of a historian. Unconquerable Nation is a rallying cry from a man who has dedicated his life to defending America, who has been dismayed by the propagation of homegrown terror, yet who refuses to surrender his faith in what he believes are America's finest, unconquerable values. How America deals with the terrorist threat is one of the major challenges of this century. Jenkins points the way forward. |
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Terrorism -- United States.
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Terrorisme -- États-Unis.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
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Terrorism
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Terrorism -- Prevention
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Bekämpfung
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Internationaler Terrorismus
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USA
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Jenkins, Brian Michael. Unconquerable nation. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2006 0833038915 0833038931 (DLC) 2006017631 (OCoLC)70060967 |
| ISBN |
9780833041098 (electronic bk.) |
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0833041096 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833041036 |
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0833041037 |
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0833038915 |
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0833038931 |
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9780833038913 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780833038937 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9781433709524 (online) |
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143370952X |
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RAND/MG-454-RC |
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AU@ 000051346957 |
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AU@ 000053245021 |
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AU@ 000061153684 |
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DEBBG BV043081284 |
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DEBSZ 422197475 |
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GBVCP 1008649767 |
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GBVCP 802305881 |
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NZ1 12045636 |
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