Overview

The brutal assasination of Commissioner Frederick Mackeson on British India's North-West Frontier in 1853 was a bloody and public declaration of a conflict that was to stretch well into the next one hundred and fifty years. The Wahhabi tribe, extreme Islamist fundamentalists, set out to restore purity to their faith by declaring violent jihad on all who opposed them. Their history has long been forgotten and yet their vicious brand of political ideology lives on. The Wahhabi deeply influenced not only the formation of modern Saudi Arabia, but Osama bin Laden and the Taliban. Their teachings educate orphan boys in Afghanistan and press rifles into their hands, for the sake of jihad.

The parallels between this pivotal terrorist network and our post-9/11 political climate are staggering. Charles Allen sheds lights on the historical roots of modern terrorism and shows how this dangerous nineteenth-century theology lives on today.
ISBN-13

9780316729970

ISBN-10

0316729973

Weight

1.46 Pounds

Dimensions

6.30 x 1.30 x 9.57 In

List Price

$25.62

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

384 pages

Publisher

Little, Brown

Published On

2006-02-01


View All Offers

Sort by:

Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
Used, Very Good
Seller details
Ezekial Books, LLC
★★★★★

Manchester, NH, USA

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.
$11.69

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026

✨ Brand New
Seller details
Tiber Books
★★★★★

Cockeysville, MD, USA

8vo, hardcover. NEW in dust jacket. No wear inside or out: crisp, clean-pristine. 349 pp.
$24.44

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026

Used, Good
Seller details
Bonita
★★★★☆

Santa Clarita, CA, USA

Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
$38.08

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026

Brand New
Seller details
Bonita
★★★★☆

Santa Clarita, CA, USA

$55.55

 Free delivery by: 28 Mar 2026


Bookstores.com relies on cookies to improve your experience.