{"product_id":"strategic-culture-and-violent-non-state-edward-d-last-9780367223632","title":"Strategic Culture and Violent Non-State Actors: A Comparative Study of Salafi-Jihadist Groups","description":"\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 been applied to states, this work adds to the emerging literature applying such approaches to non-state armed groups, and employs a novel conception of strategic culture consisting of narratives and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of strategic culture, political violence, Middle Eastern politics and Security Studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward D. Last\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367223635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367223632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Edward D. Last","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057484624127,"sku":"9780367223632","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9dbbe8db-25e1-4347-96a4-e26118f1ed79.jpg?v=1685047254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strategic-culture-and-violent-non-state-edward-d-last-9780367223632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}