Treading on hallowed ground
Subtitle: counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces
By: edited by C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly.
Contributors: Fair, C. Christine.; Ganguly, Sumit.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780195342031; 9780195342048
Subjects: Counterinsurgency; Insurgency; Counterinsurgency -- Case studies; Sacred space -- Political aspects; Shrines
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: Counterinsurgency operations in sacred spaces
Description: How do we fight against insurgency that so often strategically positions itself in sacred spaces like mosques and shrines? As the contributors show, counterinsurgency efforts on religiously contentious terrain is a widespread phenomenon in recent times, ranging from North Africa to Southeast Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.