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This smart, well-executed set of essays should interest not only tacticians of counterinsurgency warfare but anyone seeking to understand how politicized religion confronts the practical dilemmas of struggling for power. * Jack Snyder, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University *

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Contributors ; 1. Counterinsurgency and the Problem of Sacred Space ; 2. The Golden Temple: A Tale of Two Sieges ; 3. A Mosque, a Shrine, and Two Sieges ; 4. The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan at Islamabad's Red Mosque ; 5. Fighting for the Holy Mosque: The 1979 Mecca Insurgency ; 6. Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq's Sacred Spaces ; 7. Iron Fists Without Velvet Gloves: The Krue Se Mosque Incident and Lessons in Counterinsurgency for the Southern Thai Conflict ; 8. Conclusion: Counterinsurgency in Sacred Spaces

Treading On Hallowed Ground Counterinsurgency Operations in Sacred Spaces

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      Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
      Published 1 August 2009
      ISBN-13 9780195342048
      978-0195342048
      ISBN-10 0195342046
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      International relations Military and defence strategy Religious issues and debates

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      Trade Review
      This smart, well-executed set of essays should interest not only tacticians of counterinsurgency warfare but anyone seeking to understand how politicized religion confronts the practical dilemmas of struggling for power. * Jack Snyder, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University *

      Table of Contents
      Contributors ; 1. Counterinsurgency and the Problem of Sacred Space ; 2. The Golden Temple: A Tale of Two Sieges ; 3. A Mosque, a Shrine, and Two Sieges ; 4. The Battle for the Soul of Pakistan at Islamabad's Red Mosque ; 5. Fighting for the Holy Mosque: The 1979 Mecca Insurgency ; 6. Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq's Sacred Spaces ; 7. Iron Fists Without Velvet Gloves: The Krue Se Mosque Incident and Lessons in Counterinsurgency for the Southern Thai Conflict ; 8. Conclusion: Counterinsurgency in Sacred Spaces

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