{"product_id":"strategic-culture-and-violent-nonstate-actors-a-comparative-study-of-salafijihadist-groups-contemporary-terrorism-studies-9780367223632","title":"Strategic Culture and Violent NonState Actors A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book applies strategic culture concepts to violent non-state actors (VNSAs) in a comparative analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has become notorious for kidnapping Western hostages in north-western Africa and for its role in the short-lived Islamist takeover of Mali. The group, formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, rebranded itself as an Al-Qaida franchise in 2007, leading to speculation of a change from its Algeria-centric agenda to an anti-Western one. This study compares and contrasts the ideas and behaviour of these two groups, using a strategic-cultural approach, and finds that, despite some commonalities, AQIM has a distinct strategic culture from Al-Qaida central, thereby debunking the notion of Al-Qaida as a monolithic movement. This is the first comparative analysis of violent non-state actors to employ a strategic-cultural approach and the first such study on AQIM. While strategic culture has traditionally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface 1. Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors 2. Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors 3. Strategic Narrative of Al-Qaida 4. Strategic Practices of Al-Qaida 5. Strategic Narrative of the GSPC-AQIM 6. Strategic Practices of the GSPC-AQIM 7. Strategic Cultural Comparison 8. Conclusion Appendix: The Maghrebi\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eGuerrilla Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017852387671,"sku":"9780367223632","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367223632.jpg?v=1750774887","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-culture-and-violent-nonstate-actors-a-comparative-study-of-salafijihadist-groups-contemporary-terrorism-studies-9780367223632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}